Year % of total population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1960 52.81 1970 50.89 1980 67.4 1981 67.89 1982 67.93 1983 68.11 1984 68.27 1985 68.82 1986 70.37 1987 71.27 1988 71.08 1989 69.75 1990 69.47 1991 68.48 1992 68.399 1993 68.106 1994 68.515 1995 69.419 1996 71.067 1997 72.727 1998 73.864 1999 73.519 2000 73.796 2001 73.853 2002 74.111 2003 72.806 2004 72.559 2005 72.193 2006 71.855 2007 72.642 2008 73.763 2009 72.678 2010 71.85 2011 71.314 2012 71.42 2013 71.115 2014 70.889 2015 70.995 2016 70.518 2017 69.725 2018 70.064 2019 67.115 2020 63.805 2021 65.966 2022 65.727 2023 65.677