Year Number of People 1800 2091000 1820 2091000 1870 2338000 1913 2676000 1950 3121000 1951 3195000 1952 3275000 1953 3359000 1954 3446000 1955 3535000 1956 3625000 1957 3719000 1958 3818000 1959 3924000 1960 4041000 1961 4171000 1962 4312000 1963 4464000 1964 4622000 1965 4787000 1966 4958000 1967 5137000 1968 5329000 1969 5539000 1970 5772000 1971 6029000 1972 6311000 1973 6623000 1974 6966000 1975 7345000 1976 7756000 1977 8201000 1978 8685000 1979 9217000 1980 9801000 1981 10440000 1982 11130000 1983 11840000 1984 12540000 1985 13220000 1986 13860000 1987 14470000 1988 15050000 1989 15600000 1990 16140000 1991 16670000 1992 17190000 1993 17680000 1994 18120000 1995 18490000 1996 18790000 1997 19020000 1998 19260000 1999 19580000 2000 20050000 2001 20680000 2002 21460000 2003 22330000 2004 23210000 2005 24040000 2006 24800000 2007 25500000 2008 26170000 2009 26810000 2010 27450000 2011 28080000 2012 28710000 2013 29320000 2050 44940000 2100 42430000