Year % of total population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1962 55.09 1968 53.87 1975 53.51 1979 54.73 1980 54.89 1981 54.77 1982 54.78 1983 57.463 1984 57.308 1985 57.146 1986 57.343 1987 56.839 1988 56.306 1989 56.17 1990 55.854 1991 55.406 1992 55.558 1993 55.552 1994 55.48 1995 55.444 1996 55.77 1997 55.445 1998 55.459 1999 55.747 2000 55.701 2001 55.499 2002 55.714 2003 56.406 2004 56.254 2005 55.949 2006 55.88 2007 55.982 2008 56.07 2009 56.332 2010 56.25 2011 56.029 2012 56.263 2013 56.432 2014 56.098 2015 56.06 2016 55.933 2017 55.638 2018 55.624 2019 55.272 2020 54.535 2021 55.888 2022 56.177 2023 56.317