Year Persons 1998-01-01 2856200 1999-01-01 2852325 2000-01-01 2833525 2001-01-01 2819575 2002-01-01 2830325 2003-01-01 2824575 2004-01-01 2844400 2005-01-01 2887050 2006-01-01 2906000 2007-01-01 2924800 2008-01-01 2960325 2009-01-01 2992650 2010-01-01 2981375 2011-01-01 2944025 2012-01-01 2952900 2013-01-01 2964400 2014-01-01 2961400 2015-01-01 2955925 2016-01-01 2970150 2017-01-01 2978500