Year Persons 1998-01-01 2577450 1999-01-01 2552775 2000-01-01 2559675 2001-01-01 2679250 2002-01-01 2608575 2003-01-01 2552275 2004-01-01 2467850 2005-01-01 2459950 2006-01-01 2443700 2007-01-01 2460925 2008-01-01 2455800 2009-01-01 2392800 2010-01-01 2344400 2011-01-01 2365425 2012-01-01 2328000 2013-01-01 2306275 2014-01-01 2293300 2015-01-01 2249275 2016-01-01 2204725 2017-01-01 2185150