Year Persons 1998-01-01 2836200 1999-01-01 2833925 2000-01-01 2874025 2001-01-01 2898700 2002-01-01 2899950 2003-01-01 2935200 2004-01-01 2963175 2005-01-01 2931775 2006-01-01 2955525 2007-01-01 2996525 2008-01-01 3051200 2009-01-01 3055475 2010-01-01 3076100 2011-01-01 3055375 2012-01-01 3018225 2013-01-01 2938950 2014-01-01 2926500 2015-01-01 2902575 2016-01-01 2835825 2017-01-01 2796000