Year Persons (Millions) 1980 22.442 1981 22.576 1982 22.683 1983 22.775 1984 22.868 1985 22.971 1986 23.093 1987 23.224 1988 23.346 1989 23.431 1990 23.459 1991 23.423 1992 23.333 1993 23.205 1994 23.064 1995 22.927 1996 22.800 1997 22.679 1998 22.565 1999 22.458 2000 22.455 2001 22.430 2002 21.833 2003 21.628 2004 21.521 2005 21.382 2006 21.257 2007 21.131 2008 20.635 2009 20.440 2010 20.295 2011 20.199 2012 20.096 2013 20.020 2014 19.947 2015 19.871 2016 19.761 2017 19.644 2018 19.533 2019 19.414 2020 19.329 2021 19.202 2022 19.042 2023 19.030 2024 18.944 2025 18.832 2026 18.715 2027 18.593 2028 18.467 2029 18.342