Year Persons (Millions) 1980 8.419 1981 8.841 1982 9.283 1983 9.748 1984 10.235 1985 10.748 1986 11.285 1987 11.850 1988 12.443 1989 13.066 1990 13.720 1991 14.442 1992 14.812 1993 15.192 1994 15.582 1995 15.981 1996 16.391 1997 16.811 1998 17.242 1999 17.684 2000 18.138 2001 18.603 2002 19.080 2003 19.569 2004 20.071 2005 20.586 2006 21.113 2007 21.655 2008 22.210 2009 22.780 2010 23.978 2011 25.092 2012 26.169 2013 27.624 2014 28.309 2015 29.816 2016 30.954 2017 30.977 2018 30.196 2019 30.064 2020 31.553 2021 30.784 2022 32.175 2023 32.819 2024 33.475 2025 34.145 2026 34.827 2027 35.524 2028 36.235 2029 36.959