The model would take the form of
So in 2015, when
, the population would be
On the other hand, you could use the following discrete model for the population, which gives a similar result. If
corresponds to the year 2000, then in 2001, when
, you have
In the next year,
And so on, making the general pattern for the
th year to be
This means in the year 2015, or when
, the population should be approximately