Year Number of People 1800 747000 1904 747000 1911 822000 1921 984000 1931 1345000 1950 2340000 1951 2397000 1952 2456000 1953 2519000 1954 2585000 1955 2653000 1956 2725000 1957 2799000 1958 2877000 1959 2959000 1960 3045000 1961 3135000 1962 3229000 1963 3328000 1964 3431000 1965 3537000 1966 3647000 1967 3762000 1968 3881000 1969 4006000 1970 4139000 1971 4279000 1972 4426000 1973 4580000 1974 4738000 1975 4900000 1976 5066000 1977 5236000 1978 5410000 1979 5589000 1980 5775000 1981 5968000 1982 6166000 1983 6369000 1984 6575000 1985 6785000 1986 6998000 1987 7214000 1988 7432000 1989 7647000 1990 7860000 1991 8068000 1992 8272000 1993 8478000 1994 8693000 1995 8919000 1996 9162000 1997 9418000 1998 9682000 1999 9945000 2000 10200000 2001 10450000 2002 10690000 2003 10940000 2004 11190000 2005 11460000 2006 11750000 2007 12060000 2008 12380000 2009 12720000 2010 13090000 2011 13470000 2012 13880000 2013 14310000 2050 45040000 2100 140300000