Year Thousands of Persons 1955-01-01 6372.00 1988-01-01 12520.00 1989-01-01 12548.00 1990-01-01 12901.00 1991-01-01 13395.00 1992-01-01 13682.00 1993-01-01 13723.00 1994-01-01 14191.00 1995-01-01 14628.00 1996-01-01 15067.00 1997-01-01 15400.00 1998-01-01 15687.00 1999-01-01 15713.00 2000-01-01 15819.25 2001-01-01 15561.00 2002-01-01 15240.25 2003-01-01 15280.00 2004-01-01 15962.75 2005-01-01 14970.75 2006-01-01 15173.00 2007-01-01 15392.50 2008-01-01 15596.00 2009-01-01 15402.75 2010-01-01 16168.50 2011-01-01 17130.75