Year Number of People 1800 1432000 1936 1432000 1950 2429000 1951 2473000 1952 2519000 1953 2568000 1954 2619000 1955 2671000 1956 2724000 1957 2779000 1958 2835000 1959 2893000 1960 2954000 1961 3017000 1962 3083000 1963 3151000 1964 3219000 1965 3289000 1966 3358000 1967 3428000 1968 3500000 1969 3575000 1970 3656000 1971 3743000 1972 3835000 1973 3929000 1974 4023000 1975 4114000 1976 4201000 1977 4286000 1978 4371000 1979 4459000 1980 4554000 1981 4656000 1982 4765000 1983 4883000 1984 5011000 1985 5151000 1986 5304000 1987 5470000 1988 5646000 1989 5827000 1990 6011000 1991 6198000 1992 6388000 1993 6583000 1994 6786000 1995 6998000 1996 7219000 1997 7449000 1998 7690000 1999 7947000 2000 8222000 2001 8518000 2002 8831000 2003 9154000 2004 9475000 2005 9786000 2006 10080000 2007 10370000 2008 10650000 2009 10940000 2010 11230000 2011 11530000 2012 11830000 2013 12140000 2050 27250000 2100 43650000