Year Number of People 1800 2274000 1820 2274000 1950 7106000 1951 7199000 1952 7274000 1953 7370000 1954 7471000 1955 7577000 1956 7644000 1957 7714000 1958 7780000 1959 7860000 1960 7932000 1961 8010000 1962 8091000 1963 8170000 1964 8243000 1965 8322000 1966 8403000 1967 8472000 1968 8545000 1969 8615000 1970 8681000 1971 8756000 1972 8841000 1973 8918000 1974 9004000 1975 9091000 1976 9169000 1977 9246000 1978 9318000 1979 9388000 1980 9515000 1981 9533000 1982 9614000 1983 9670000 1984 9670000 1985 9724000 1986 9777000 1987 9810000 1988 9852000 1989 9896000 1990 9935000 1991 10210000 1992 10450000 1993 10560000 1994 10680000 1995 10860000 1996 11000000 1997 11030000 1998 11000000 1999 10890000 2000 10850000 2001 10860000 2002 10830000 2003 10820000 2004 10830000 2005 10830000 2006 10830000 2007 10840000 2008 10840000