Year Persons (Millions) 1980 6.287 1981 6.416 1982 6.418 1983 6.301 1984 6.494 1985 6.701 1986 6.974 1987 7.128 1988 7.390 1989 7.718 1990 7.857 1991 7.666 1992 7.630 1993 7.655 1994 7.897 1995 8.187 1996 8.299 1997 8.363 1998 8.516 1999 8.670 2000 8.899 2001 9.016 2002 9.185 2003 9.392 2004 9.556 2005 9.877 2006 10.123 2007 10.434 2008 10.728 2009 10.804 2010 11.021 2011 11.213 2012 11.351 2013 11.458 2014 11.531 2015 11.759 2016 11.965 2017 12.243 2018 12.571 2019 12.854 2020 12.651 2021 13.038 2022 13.619 2023 14.069 2024 14.227 2025 14.425