Year Persons 1999-01-01 2556725 2000-01-01 2538975 2001-01-01 2621925 2002-01-01 2612675 2003-01-01 2571825 2004-01-01 2569625 2005-01-01 2547950 2006-01-01 2534650 2007-01-01 2549325 2008-01-01 2556150 2009-01-01 2547425 2010-01-01 2501475 2011-01-01 2488525 2012-01-01 2434550 2013-01-01 2420700 2014-01-01 2353300 2015-01-01 2304350 2016-01-01 2267800 2017-01-01 2241600