Year Persons (Millions) 1998 44.345 1999 44.981 2000 45.585 2001 46.126 2002 46.590 2003 46.977 2004 47.304 2005 47.598 2006 47.887 2007 48.186 2008 48.496 2009 48.818 2010 49.159 2011 49.521 2012 49.909 2013 50.324 2014 50.758 2015 51.199 2016 51.633 2017 52.050 2018 52.449 2019 52.832 2020 53.199 2021 53.550 2022 53.886 2023 54.205 2024 54.506 2025 54.789 2026 55.054 2027 55.301 2028 55.530 2029 55.740