Year Persons (Millions) 1980 5.101 1981 5.288 1982 5.486 1983 5.694 1984 5.832 1985 6.030 1986 6.237 1987 6.455 1988 6.682 1989 6.910 1990 7.073 1991 7.290 1992 7.295 1993 6.847 1994 6.346 1995 5.992 1996 5.925 1997 6.203 1998 6.769 1999 7.500 2000 7.700 2001 7.900 2002 8.100 2003 8.300 2004 8.600 2005 8.800 2006 9.000 2007 9.200 2008 9.500 2009 9.700 2010 10.000 2011 10.200 2012 10.483 2013 10.737 2014 10.997 2015 11.263 2016 11.533 2017 11.809 2018 12.090 2019 12.374 2020 12.663 2021 12.956 2022 13.246 2023 13.499 2024 13.857 2025 14.162 2026 14.471 2027 14.786 2028 15.053 2029 15.322