Year	% of female population ages 15+ (national estimate)
1960	27.92
1966	31.42
1970	38.36
1975	46.68
1979	28.9
1980	42.76
1981	42.298
1982	43.417
1983	42.822
1984	40.67
1985	41.916
1986	43.098
1987	44.957
1988	45.019
1989	46.558
1990	46.981
1991	47.12
1992	47.118
1993	47.082
1994	47.842
1995	48.389
1996	48.871
1997	49.755
1998	47.059
1999	47.623
2000	49.386
2001	50.014
2002	50.429
2003	49.514
2004	50.736
2005	50.817
2006	51.044
2007	50.949
2008	50.65
2009	49.83
2010	50.042
2011	50.226
2012	50.452
2013	50.768
2014	51.947
2015	52.444
2016	52.654
2017	53.159
2018	53.272
2019	53.851
2020	53.184
2021	53.701
2022	55.041
2023	56.074