Year % of total population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1961 57.29 1966 56.66 1971 54.97 1975 54.09 1977 52.4 1981 52.97 1983 54.97 1984 54.009 1985 53.33 1986 53.414 1987 53.586 1988 53.171 1989 52.711 1990 52.951 1991 53.197 1992 52.575 1993 53.327 1994 53.916 1995 53.923 1996 54.85 1997 55.436 1998 56.449 1999 57.949 2000 58.981 2001 59.18 2002 59.597 2003 59.694 2004 60.066 2005 61.466 2006 62.741 2007 66.625 2008 65.939 2009 64.087 2010 62.6 2011 61.963 2012 61.638 2013 61.963 2014 61.753 2015 61.815 2016 62.178 2017 61.978 2018 62.163 2019 62.338 2020 61.12 2021 63.637 2022 64.638 2023 65.489