Year % of total population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1960 52.08 1977 49.43 1979 49.38 1980 48.72 1981 49.34 1982 50.78 1983 51.022 1985 50.705 1986 51.33 1987 56.004 1988 55.716 1989 56.002 1990 57.118 1991 57.669 1992 58.022 1993 58.138 1994 58.885 1995 59.203 1996 59.709 1997 60.942 1998 61.69 1999 62.48 2000 63.534 2001 64.177 2002 64.878 2003 64.751 2004 64.904 2005 63.428 2006 63.528 2007 64.536 2008 65.247 2009 65.383 2010 64.82 2011 64.544 2012 65.006 2013 64.963 2014 64.362 2015 64.385 2016 64.077 2017 64.036 2018 64.261 2019 64.797 2020 64.527 2021 66.987 2022 67.899 2023 68.546