Year Persons (Millions) 1980 6.547 1981 6.672 1982 6.811 1983 7.070 1984 7.308 1985 7.428 1986 7.733 1987 8.022 1988 8.107 1989 8.258 1990 8.283 1991 8.439 1992 8.632 1993 8.745 1994 8.939 1995 9.045 1996 9.068 1997 9.176 1998 9.289 1999 9.385 2000 9.492 2001 9.383 2002 9.454 2003 9.573 2004 9.786 2005 9.942 2006 10.111 2007 10.294 2008 10.403 2009 10.279 2010 10.493 2011 10.709 2012 10.860 2013 10.967 2014 11.079 2015 11.198 2016 11.267 2017 11.352 2018 11.434 2019 11.501 2020 11.504 2021 11.447 2022 11.418 2023 11.412 2024 11.386 2025 11.372