Year Persons (Millions) 1980 8.679 1981 8.911 1982 9.150 1983 9.395 1984 9.647 1985 9.906 1986 10.171 1987 10.444 1988 10.724 1989 11.011 1990 11.306 1991 11.609 1992 11.920 1993 12.239 1994 12.607 1995 12.987 1996 13.378 1997 13.780 1998 14.195 1999 14.622 2000 15.063 2001 15.516 2002 15.983 2003 16.464 2004 16.960 2005 17.470 2006 17.996 2007 18.538 2008 19.096 2009 19.670 2010 20.262 2011 20.872 2012 21.501 2013 22.148 2014 22.814 2015 23.501 2016 24.209 2017 24.937 2018 25.674 2019 26.525 2020 27.340 2021 28.178 2022 28.961 2023 29.766 2024 30.594 2025 31.444 2026 32.319 2027 33.217 2028 34.141 2029 35.090