Year % of total population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1960 42.24 1970 39.62 1976 44.94 1977 44.32 1978 44.43 1979 44 1980 39.58 1981 43.34 1982 42.91 1983 41.59 1984 41.39 1985 42.27 1986 41.79 1987 43.08 1988 45.14 1990 44.59 1991 45.64 1992 45.57 1993 47.16 1995 46.1 1996 46.88 1997 47.81 1998 47.55 1999 47.36 2000 45.94 2002 46.24 2003 46.71 2004 46.64 2005 47.7 2006 47.2 2007 46.03 2008 44.87 2009 43.2 2010 41.9 2011 40.5 2012 41.6 2015 40.02