Year % of total population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1961 54.22 1972 49.91 1979 55.22 1980 55.19 1981 51.94 1982 55.2 1984 55.24 1985 33.28 1986 61.87 1987 61.22 1988 33.9 1989 61.29 1990 61.5 1991 57.26 1992 58.9 1993 51.17 1994 60.78 1995 62.92 1997 74.956 1998 73.239 1999 71.945 2000 72.042 2001 71.333 2002 77.949 2003 70.36 2004 75.75 2005 73.109 2006 76.14 2007 78.228 2008 78.223 2009 78.577 2010 79.241 2011 78.652 2012 78.459 2013 77.863 2014 77.065 2015 75.903 2016 75.377 2017 76.996 2018 77.179 2019 77.362 2020 68.924 2021 71.93 2022 74.473 2023 72.686