Year Number of People 1800 794300 1820 794300 1950 1895000 1951 1921000 1952 1946000 1953 1973000 1954 2001000 1955 2029000 1956 2059000 1957 2089000 1958 2121000 1959 2154000 1960 2187000 1961 2222000 1962 2258000 1963 2295000 1964 2334000 1965 2373000 1966 2415000 1967 2457000 1968 2502000 1969 2547000 1970 2593000 1971 2640000 1972 2689000 1973 2738000 1974 2791000 1975 2845000 1976 2903000 1977 2964000 1978 3027000 1979 3093000 1980 3162000 1981 3231000 1982 3301000 1983 3374000 1984 3453000 1985 3541000 1986 3640000 1987 3747000 1988 3850000 1989 3932000 1990 3982000 1991 3995000 1992 3980000 1993 3947000 1994 3915000 1995 3898000 1996 3898000 1997 3914000 1998 3954000 1999 4028000 2000 4143000 2001 4304000 2002 4506000 2003 4730000 2004 4952000 2005 5153000 2006 5327000 2007 5478000 2008 5612000 2009 5739000 2010 5868000 2011 5997000 2012 6126000 2013 6255000 2050 11090000 2100 14150000