Year	% of female population ages 15+ (national estimate)
1960	24.72
1970	30.28
1979	34.89
1980	29.08
1983	33.53
1984	34.09
1985	37.42
1986	34.74
1988	35.9
1989	37.92
1990	32.24
1991	38.23
1993	40.62
1994	41.44
1995	42.54
1997	43.13
1998	42.52
1999	43.21
2000	40.9
2001	39.4
2002	45.85
2003	46.36
2004	46.47
2005	47.25
2006	45.64
2007	46.17
2008	47.28
2009	48.27
2010	47.068
2011	45.57
2012	47.873
2013	49.162
2014	49.628
2015	50.301
2016	50.645
2017	50.732
2018	52.358
2019	54.54
2020	53.181
2021	46.713
2022	49.71
2023	50.372