Year Number of People 1800 2574000 1921 2574000 1931 3041000 1949 5406000 1950 6077000 1951 6240000 1952 6412000 1953 6593000 1954 6782000 1955 6980000 1956 7186000 1957 7401000 1958 7626000 1959 7860000 1960 8105000 1961 8361000 1962 8629000 1963 8908000 1964 9200000 1965 9505000 1966 9822000 1967 10150000 1968 10500000 1969 10870000 1970 11250000 1971 11660000 1972 12080000 1973 12530000 1974 13000000 1975 13490000 1976 14000000 1977 14530000 1978 15080000 1979 15660000 1980 16270000 1981 16900000 1982 17560000 1983 18240000 1984 18940000 1985 19660000 1986 20390000 1987 21130000 1988 21890000 1989 22670000 1990 23450000 1991 24240000 1992 25040000 1993 25850000 1994 26640000 1995 27430000 1996 28190000 1997 28940000 1998 29700000 1999 30460000 2000 31250000 2001 32080000 2002 32930000 2003 33810000 2004 34700000 2005 35610000 2006 36540000 2007 37490000 2008 38460000 2009 39460000 2010 40510000 2011 41610000 2012 42750000 2013 43920000 2050 96890000 2100 160000000