Year Number of People 1800 712600 1820 712600 1950 2341000 1951 2381000 1952 2432000 1953 2491000 1954 2557000 1955 2627000 1956 2701000 1957 2777000 1958 2853000 1959 2929000 1960 3004000 1961 3076000 1962 3145000 1963 3212000 1964 3275000 1965 3335000 1966 3392000 1967 3445000 1968 3495000 1969 3545000 1970 3595000 1971 3646000 1972 3697000 1973 3748000 1974 3796000 1975 3839000 1976 3877000 1977 3911000 1978 3942000 1979 3975000 1980 4010000 1981 4049000 1982 4090000 1983 4133000 1984 4175000 1985 4215000 1986 4253000 1987 4288000 1988 4320000 1989 4345000 1990 4364000 1991 4375000 1992 4379000 1993 4374000 1994 4361000 1995 4339000 1996 4308000 1997 4268000 1998 4221000 1999 4167000 2000 4107000 2001 4040000 2002 3969000 2003 3896000 2004 3828000 2005 3767000 2006 3715000 2007 3672000 2008 3635000 2009 3603000 2010 3573000 2011 3545000 2012 3519000 2013 3496000 2050 2661000 2100 1958000