Year Persons (Millions) 1980 25.086 1981 24.430 1982 23.951 1983 23.775 1984 24.285 1985 24.593 1986 24.746 1987 25.239 1988 26.070 1989 26.749 1990 26.871 1991 26.163 1992 25.540 1993 25.303 1994 25.505 1995 25.819 1996 26.060 1997 26.526 1998 26.795 1999 27.168 2000 27.484 2001 27.712 2002 27.944 2003 28.221 2004 28.530 2005 28.850 2006 29.138 2007 29.378 2008 29.629 2009 29.156 2010 29.229 2011 29.380 2012 29.714 2013 30.079 2014 30.794 2015 31.315 2016 31.775 2017 32.087 2018 32.458 2019 32.823 2020 32.531 2021 32.493 2022 32.929 2023 33.160 2024 33.219 2025 33.651