Year Thousands of Persons 1990-01-01 3.6 1991-01-01 3.3 1992-01-01 3.3 1993-01-01 3.4 1994-01-01 3.7 1995-01-01 3.8 1996-01-01 3.7 1997-01-01 3.7 1998-01-01 3.9 1999-01-01 3.6 2000-01-01 3.5 2001-01-01 3.6 2002-01-01 3.4 2003-01-01 3.0 2004-01-01 3.0 2005-01-01 3.4 2006-01-01 3.3 2007-01-01 3.3 2008-01-01 3.2 2009-01-01 3.2 2010-01-01 3.3 2011-01-01 2.9 2012-01-01 2.7 2013-01-01 2.5 2014-01-01 2.4 2015-01-01 2.4 2016-01-01 2.4 2017-01-01 2.4