Year Number of People 1800 2355000 1820 2355000 1950 7745000 1951 7718000 1952 7711000 1953 7724000 1954 7756000 1955 7804000 1956 7866000 1957 7939000 1958 8019000 1959 8104000 1960 8190000 1961 8274000 1962 8357000 1963 8439000 1964 8521000 1965 8607000 1966 8695000 1967 8785000 1968 8874000 1969 8959000 1970 9040000 1971 9113000 1972 9182000 1973 9246000 1974 9307000 1975 9367000 1976 9425000 1977 9482000 1978 9538000 1979 9597000 1980 9658000 1981 9724000 1982 9793000 1983 9862000 1984 9932000 1985 9999000 1986 10060000 1987 10120000 1988 10180000 1989 10220000 1990 10260000 1991 10280000 1992 10300000 1993 10300000 1994 10290000 1995 10270000 1996 10240000 1997 10200000 1998 10160000 1999 10110000 2000 10060000 2001 10010000 2002 9963000 2003 9918000 2004 9872000 2005 9825000 2006 9777000 2007 9728000 2008 9681000 2009 9636000 2010 9595000 2011 9559000 2012 9527000 2013 9498000 2050 8001000 2100 6760000