Year Thousands of Persons 1955-01-01 24547.50 1956-01-01 25038.33 1957-01-01 25653.33 1958-01-01 25855.83 1959-01-01 26254.17 1960-01-01 26725.83 1961-01-01 27085.00 1962-01-01 27530.00 1963-01-01 27905.83 1964-01-01 28314.17 1965-01-01 28835.00 1966-01-01 29418.33 1967-01-01 29921.67 1968-01-01 30580.83 1969-01-01 30905.00 1970-01-01 31294.17 1971-01-01 31815.83 1972-01-01 32279.17 1973-01-01 32784.17 1974-01-01 33110.83 1975-01-01 33359.17 1976-01-01 33681.67 1977-01-01 33812.50 1978-01-01 34063.33 1979-01-01 34365.00 1980-01-01 34647.50 1981-01-01 34980.83 1982-01-01 35217.50 1983-01-01 35642.50 1984-01-01 35805.00 1985-01-01 35961.67 1986-01-01 36255.83 1987-01-01 36547.50 1988-01-01 36933.33 1989-01-01 37370.83 1990-01-01 37905.00 1991-01-01 38538.33 1992-01-01 38993.33 1993-01-01 39346.67 1994-01-01 39513.33 1995-01-01 39657.50 1996-01-01 39920.83 1997-01-01 40272.50 1998-01-01 40258.33 1999-01-01 40242.50 2000-01-01 40136.67 2001-01-01 39916.67 2002-01-01 39558.33 2003-01-01 39340.00 2004-01-01 39050.00 2005-01-01 39006.67 2006-01-01 38982.50 2007-01-01 39062.50 2008-01-01 38879.17 2009-01-01 38468.33 2010-01-01 38220.00 2011-01-01 37105.83