Year Persons (Millions) 1980 10.980 1981 11.304 1982 10.951 1983 11.024 1984 11.302 1985 11.657 1986 12.004 1987 12.332 1988 12.711 1989 12.995 1990 13.084 1991 12.855 1992 12.730 1993 12.797 1994 13.061 1995 13.297 1996 13.419 1997 13.705 1998 14.047 1999 14.408 2000 14.766 2001 14.938 2002 15.284 2003 15.653 2004 15.923 2005 16.130 2006 16.420 2007 16.761 2008 16.988 2009 16.756 2010 16.985 2011 17.250 2012 17.483 2013 17.704 2014 17.775 2015 17.905 2016 18.015 2017 18.401 2018 18.729 2019 19.114 2020 18.047 2021 18.952 2022 19.702 2023 20.177 2024 20.358 2025 20.638