Year Number of People 1800 2147000 1820 2147000 1950 6732000 1951 6840000 1952 6942000 1953 7039000 1954 7131000 1955 7217000 1956 7298000 1957 7375000 1958 7447000 1959 7517000 1960 7583000 1961 7648000 1962 7711000 1963 7772000 1964 7832000 1965 7889000 1966 7945000 1967 7999000 1968 8054000 1969 8111000 1970 8173000 1971 8238000 1972 8308000 1973 8381000 1974 8457000 1975 8536000 1976 8618000 1977 8702000 1978 8787000 1979 8869000 1980 8946000 1981 9019000 1982 9089000 1983 9154000 1984 9215000 1985 9272000 1986 9322000 1987 9366000 1988 9414000 1989 9478000 1990 9569000 1991 9690000 1992 9835000 1993 9985000 1994 10110000 1995 10200000 1996 10250000 1997 10250000 1998 10230000 1999 10180000 2000 10130000 2001 10080000 2002 10010000 2003 9950000 2004 9895000 2005 9856000 2006 9836000 2007 9833000 2008 9841000 2009 9851000 2010 9856000 2011 9854000 2012 9847000 2013 9835000 2050 8797000 2100 6956000