Year % of total population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1960 52.78 1970 49.4 1980 47.12 1981 47.78 1982 47.18 1983 47.54 1984 48.14 1985 51.32 1986 50.89 1988 52.52 1989 53.04 1990 52.75 1991 52.57 1992 53.81 1993 55.32 1994 55.17 1995 53.92 1996 56.63 1997 56.619 1998 56.752 1999 56.647 2000 55.909 2001 55.014 2002 54.512 2003 55.031 2004 55.397 2005 55.735 2006 56.875 2007 57.348 2008 58.546 2009 58.345 2010 60.192 2011 61.571 2012 61.537 2013 61.623 2014 61.933 2015 62.067 2016 62.155 2017 62.951 2018 63.207 2019 63.072 2020 56.358 2021 57.552 2022 60.138 2023 61.521