Year % of total population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1960 51.46 1970 53.34 1978 61.09 1979 62.33 1980 61.61 1981 61.38 1982 60.96 1984 59.98 1985 58.6 1986 58.608 1987 58.58 1988 58.454 1989 58.915 1990 58.865 1991 60.535 1992 59.42 1993 58.803 1994 58.448 1995 58.137 1996 57.724 1997 57.742 1998 60.59 1999 60.661 2000 60.802 2001 61.428 2002 62.013 2003 61.985 2004 61.519 2005 61.861 2006 62.063 2007 62.205 2008 62.029 2009 61.355 2010 61.225 2011 60.491 2012 60.142 2013 59.281 2014 58.81 2015 58.581 2016 58.445 2017 58.942 2018 59.107 2019 59.249 2020 57.886 2021 57.806 2022 58.616 2023 59.447