Year % of total population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1961 64.1 1966 63.56 1971 64.02 1975 65.26 1976 64.21 1979 62.45 1980 63.8 1981 65.97 1982 64.79 1983 65.17 1984 66.2 1985 64.85 1986 65.09 1987 64.76 1988 64.49 1989 63.55 1990 62.99 1991 63.44 1992 62.28 1993 62.45 1994 62.49 1995 61.97 1996 61.78 1997 61.77 1998 62 1999 61.3 2000 60.68 2001 61.43 2002 61.83 2003 61.35 2004 61.27 2005 60.99 2006 61.26 2007 61.22 2008 60.88 2009 60.77 2010 59.59 2011 60.073 2012 60.501 2013 61.217 2014 61.057 2015 61.144 2016 61.052 2017 61.121 2018 61.275 2019 60.672 2020 59.712 2021 59.375 2022 58.213 2023 57.329