Year Number 1961 72000 1962 82000 1963 93000 1964 103000 1965 114000 1966 124000 1967 134500 1968 145000 1969 155400 1970 165870 1971 183500 1972 201000 1973 218500 1974 236000 1975 323113 1976 350000 1977 370000 1978 428000 1979 485000 1980 545205 1981 569000 1982 593000 1983 617000 1984 641000 1985 666309 1986 678803 1987 691297 1988 703790 1989 716285 1990 728779 1991 741272 1992 753766 1993 766260 1994 778754 1995 791248 1996 803742 1997 802173 1998 800604 1999 799035 2000 797466 2001 795898 2002 794329 2003 792760 2004 791191 2005 789622 2006 788053