Year % of total population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1989 77.21 1996 75.8 1997 74.3 1998 73.7 1999 73.5 2000 72.3 2001 73 2002 72.5 2003 72 2004 71.41 2007 74.348 2009 75.828 2010 76.169 2011 76.274 2012 76.187 2013 77.022 2014 77.044 2015 77.198 2016 76.556 2017 76.127 2018 75.615 2019 75.63 2020 73.283 2021 72.897 2022 73.625