Year Age 1800 19 1930 17.65 1940 18.21 1941 18.21 1942 18.34 1943 18.41 1944 18.46 1945 18.6 1946 18.69 1947 18.53 1948 18.59 1949 18.57 1950 18.68 1955 19.07 1960 19.57 1965 19.74 1970 20.19 1975 21.74 1979 23.12 1981 22.82 1982 22.62 2005 23.31