Year % of total population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1961 32.36 1972 29.96 1976 49.3 1977 49.3 1978 49.3 1979 49.3 1980 49.3 1981 51.19 1982 51.2 1983 49.72 1984 49.71 1985 49.45 1986 48.89 1988 49.34 1989 32.2 1990 49.35 1991 49.68 1992 49.68 1993 49.2 1994 49.15 1995 48.36 1997 50.12 1998 49.95 2000 50.41 2002 50.45 2004 50.73 2005 46.56 2006 50.032 2007 50.045 2008 50.084 2009 50.535 2010 50.997 2011 50.775 2012 48.627 2013 51.451 2014 50.997 2015 52.026 2016 48.93 2018 50.994 2019 51.597 2021 52.73