Year Persons 1998-01-01 3138600 1999-01-01 3148200 2005-01-01 2395750 2006-01-01 2444900 2007-01-01 2525075 2008-01-01 2563550 2009-01-01 2565950 2010-01-01 2529775 2011-01-01 2576825 2012-01-01 2623550 2013-01-01 2685225 2014-01-01 2731750 2015-01-01 2724225 2016-01-01 2758950 2017-01-01 2837350