Year	% of female population ages 15+ (national estimate)
1961	29.71
1971	39.91
1976	45.697
1977	46.534
1978	47.94
1979	49.379
1980	50.602
1981	52.019
1982	52.13
1983	52.969
1984	53.773
1985	54.929
1986	55.72
1987	56.459
1988	57.42
1989	58.109
1990	58.499
1991	58.431
1992	57.837
1993	57.662
1994	57.519
1995	57.48
1996	57.465
1997	57.79
1998	58.379
1999	58.913
2000	59.399
2001	59.754
2002	60.906
2003	61.89
2004	61.985
2005	61.658
2006	61.883
2007	62.362
2008	62.458
2009	62.431
2010	62.391
2011	62.155
2012	62.221
2013	62.306
2014	61.7
2015	61.468
2016	61.369
2017	61.54
2018	61.424
2019	61.702
2020	59.805
2021	61.051
2022	61.475
2023	61.629