Year	% of female population ages 15+ (national estimate)
1961	37.57
1966	41.94
1971	42.57
1978	35.38
1979	35.92
1980	35.92
1981	44.54
1983	45.645
1984	47.153
1985	48.698
1986	49.163
1987	49.971
1988	50.626
1989	52.093
1990	52.444
1991	52.27
1992	52.385
1993	52.468
1994	52.5
1995	52.463
1996	52.889
1997	53.302
1998	53.325
1999	53.784
2000	54.191
2001	54.08
2002	54.638
2003	54.552
2004	54.932
2005	55.246
2006	55.756
2007	55.521
2008	55.821
2009	55.948
2010	55.875
2011	56.034
2012	56.268
2013	56.609
2014	56.879
2015	57.046
2016	57.4
2017	57.585
2018	57.852
2019	58.402
2020	58.602
2021	58.343
2022	58.133
2023	58.093