Table 2. Number of persons and proportions of the population under 65 years of age, 65 years of age or over, and 75 years of age or over: Selected years, 1960-90¹.

Year	All ages		Under 65 years		65 years or over		75 years or over
	Number of persons2	Percent distribution	Number of persons2	Percent distribution	Number of persons2	Percent distribution	Number of persons2	Percent distribution
Historical
1960	188,943	100.0	171,796	90.9	17,147	9.1	5,775	3.1
1965	203.032	100.0	184,080	90.7	18,952	9.3	6,879	3.4
1970	214,024	100.0	193,343	90.3	20,681	9.7	8,133	3.8
1973	220,779	100.0	198,652	90.0	22,127	10.0	8,805	4.0
1975	224,761	100.0	201,452	89.6	23,309	10.4	9,308	4.1
1979	233,770	100.0	207,990	89.0	25,780	11.0	10,324	4.4
1980	236,415	100.0	210,051	88.8	26,364	11.2	10,585	4.5
1981	238,705	100.0	211,777	88.7	26,928	11.3	10,900	4.6
1982	241,053	100.0	213,550	88.6	27,503	11.4	11,238	4.7
1983	243,297	100.0	215,219	88.5	28,078	11.5	11,558	4.8
Projections
1985	247,810	100.0	218,491	88.2	29,319	11.8	12,226	4.9
1988	254,499	100.0	223,174	87.7	31,325	12.3	13,325	5.2
1990	258,811	100.0	226,241	87.4	32,570	12.6	14,054	5.4
Selected periods	Average annual percent change
1973-83	1.0		0.8		2.4		2.8
1983-85	0.9		0.8		2.2		2.8
1983-88	0.9		0.7		2.2		2.9
1983-90	0.9		0.7		2.1		2.8

¹Derived from Wade (1984). Alternative II (intermediate) assumptions for population growth were used.

²Number in thousands as of July 1.