Year % of total population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1960 63.75 1970 61.08 1978 47.5 1979 47.54 1980 60.53 1981 81.2 1982 81.7 1983 81.8 1984 81.6 1985 81.5 1986 81.6 1987 82 1988 80.9 1989 80.6 1990 54.89 1991 45.09 1992 58.304 1993 55.66 1994 53.655 1995 52.371 1996 48.316 1997 47.606 1998 48.37 1999 49.305 2000 49.556 2001 48.867 2002 48.916 2003 49.734 2004 49.487 2005 50.172 2006 50.655 2007 50.324 2008 49.909 2009 49.855 2010 50.344 2011 50.677 2012 51.66 2013 52.18 2014 53.681 2015 54.757 2016 55.696 2017 56.274 2018 56.732 2019 57.099 2020 56.9 2021 59.543 2022 60.342 2023 61.045