Year Thousands of Persons 1990-01-01 6.8 1991-01-01 6.8 1992-01-01 7.0 1993-01-01 7.0 1994-01-01 6.9 1995-01-01 7.1 1996-01-01 7.4 1997-01-01 7.6 1998-01-01 7.6 1999-01-01 7.2 2000-01-01 7.1 2001-01-01 7.1 2002-01-01 8.3 2003-01-01 10.8 2004-01-01 11.8 2005-01-01 11.7 2006-01-01 9.5 2007-01-01 9.6 2008-01-01 9.4 2009-01-01 8.6 2010-01-01 8.4 2011-01-01 7.9 2012-01-01 7.9