Year	% of female population ages 15+ (national estimate)
1961	44.77
1971	39.2
1980	37.36
1981	42.43
1982	39.15
1983	39.12
1984	40.59
1985	40.11
1986	40.56
1987	41.45
1988	41.77
1989	42.12
1990	43.03
1991	43.53
1992	44.83
1993	45.3
1994	48.646
1995	54.149
1996	53.718
1997	53.842
1998	54.668
1999	55.088
2000	55.203
2001	55.287
2002	56.747
2003	56.913
2004	50.625
2005	51.438
2006	52.131
2007	52.974
2008	53.489
2009	54.17
2010	54.269
2011	54.602
2012	55.101
2013	55.369
2014	55.411
2015	55.46
2016	56.008
2017	56.013
2018	56.062
2019	56.15
2020	55.9
2021	56.088
2022	56.552
2023	56.804