Year % of total population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1960 58.06 1970 52.9 1971 34.5 1974 36.95 1978 38.76 1979 59.74 1980 52.77 1981 59.44 1983 59.81 1985 60.06 1986 59.08 1987 58.93 1988 58.33 1989 57.29 1990 55.97 1991 57.14 1992 60.1 1993 58.39 1994 59.4 1995 60.24 1996 60.51 1997 60.3 1998 61.14 1999 60.84 2000 61.2 2001 60.7 2002 60.95 2003 61.6 2004 63 2005 63.72 2006 63.92 2007 63.46 2008 63.5 2009 62.68 2010 60.862 2011 59.931 2012 61.083 2013 60.737 2014 61.41 2015 59.977 2016 59.272 2019 56.915 2020 55.079 2021 54.28 2022 54.697