Year Men Women 1890 26.1 22 1900 25.9 21.9 1910 25.1 21.6 1920 24.6 21.2 1930 24.3 21.3 1940 24.3 21.5 1947 23.7 20.5 1948 23.3 20.4 1949 22.7 20.3 1950 22.8 20.3 1951 22.9 20.4 1952 23 20.2 1953 22.8 20.2 1954 23 20.3 1955 22.6 20.2 1956 22.5 20.1 1957 22.6 20.3 1958 22.6 20.2 1959 22.5 20.2 1960 22.8 20.3 1961 22.8 20.3 1962 22.7 20.3 1963 22.8 20.5 1964 23.1 20.5 1965 22.8 20.6 1966 22.8 20.5 1967 23.1 20.6 1968 23.1 20.8 1969 23.2 20.8 1970 23.2 20.8 1971 23.1 20.9 1972 23.3 20.9 1973 23.2 21 1974 23.1 21.1 1975 23.5 21.1 1976 23.8 21.3 1977 24 21.6 1978 24.2 21.8 1979 24.4 22.1 1980 24.7 22 1981 24.8 22.3 1982 25.2 22.5 1983 25.4 22.8 1984 25.4 23 1985 25.5 23.3 1986 25.7 23.1 1987 25.8 23.6 1988 25.9 23.6 1989 26.2 23.8 1990 26.1 23.9 1991 26.3 24.1 1992 26.5 24.4 1993 26.5 24.5 1994 26.7 24.5 1995 26.9 24.5 1996 27.1 24.8 1997 26.8 25 1998 26.7 25 1999 26.9 25.1 2000 26.8 25.1 2001 26.9 25.1 2002 26.9 25.3 2003 27.1 25.3 2004 27.4 25.3 2005 27.0 25.5 2006 27.5 25.9 2007 27.7 26.0 2008 28.0 26.2 2009 28.4 26.5 2010 28.7 26.7 2011 28.9 26.9 2012 29.1 27.1 2013 29.4 27.4 2014 29.5 27.6 2015 29.7 27.8