Year % of male population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1961 76 1970 71.72 1977 54.26 1979 54.4 1980 54.07 1981 52.14 1983 65.935 1984 64.438 1985 64.484 1986 63.757 1987 62.553 1988 61.655 1989 61.521 1990 61.042 1991 61.395 1992 61.153 1993 60.616 1994 61.163 1995 61.173 1996 60.903 1997 60.662 1998 60.644 1999 61.228 2000 61.506 2001 60.507 2002 60.358 2003 60.279 2004 60.3 2005 61.381 2006 60.857 2007 61.075 2008 60.847 2009 60.375 2010 60.795 2011 59.715 2012 59.74 2013 59.666 2014 59.227 2015 58.887 2016 58.72 2017 59.17 2018 59.031 2019 59.127 2020 58.468 2021 59.1 2022 59.55 2023 59.449