Year	% of female population ages 15+ (national estimate)
1961	29.71
1966	29.41
1971	28.17
1975	29.77
1977	28.19
1981	29.74
1983	34.218
1984	33.512
1985	33.296
1986	33.84
1987	34.902
1988	34.363
1989	34.577
1990	35.376
1991	36.047
1992	36.822
1993	38.556
1994	39.5
1995	39.925
1996	41.54
1997	42.667
1998	43.929
1999	45.912
2000	47.152
2001	47.564
2002	48.784
2003	49.136
2004	49.433
2005	51.395
2006	52.595
2007	56.974
2008	56.826
2009	56.109
2010	55.251
2011	54.964
2012	54.766
2013	55.272
2014	54.928
2015	54.851
2016	55.587
2017	55.649
2018	56.038
2019	56.246
2020	55.096
2021	57.998
2022	59.413
2023	60.426