Year Persons 1998-01-01 2272950 1999-01-01 2303950 2000-01-01 2355225 2001-01-01 2399175 2002-01-01 2442975 2003-01-01 2475975 2004-01-01 2485425 2005-01-01 2525925 2006-01-01 2543375 2007-01-01 2571925 2008-01-01 2576850 2009-01-01 2579475 2010-01-01 2600400 2011-01-01 2561250 2012-01-01 2557800 2013-01-01 2531175 2014-01-01 2522100 2015-01-01 2517600 2016-01-01 2505425 2017-01-01 2532450