Year % of total population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1961 57.43 1966 59.53 1971 58.67 1976 61.42 1979 60.757 1980 61.295 1981 61.136 1982 60.781 1983 60.437 1984 60.55 1985 60.806 1986 61.887 1987 61.958 1988 62.379 1989 63.16 1990 63.747 1991 63.145 1992 62.874 1993 62.461 1994 62.945 1995 63.55 1996 63.527 1997 63.134 1998 63.006 1999 62.772 2000 63.147 2001 63.312 2002 63.38 2003 63.6 2004 63.472 2005 64.41 2006 64.777 2007 65.196 2008 65.492 2009 65.446 2010 65.406 2011 65.439 2012 65.17 2013 64.961 2014 64.715 2015 65.01 2016 64.879 2017 65.181 2018 65.644 2019 65.952 2020 65.032 2021 65.846 2022 66.659 2023 66.934