Year	% of female population ages 15+ (national estimate)
1961	25.53
1970	28.13
1977	28.74
1979	30.21
1980	30.68
1981	28.49
1983	36.293
1984	36.073
1985	36.462
1986	36.941
1987	36.557
1988	36.45
1989	36.211
1990	36.552
1991	38.006
1992	38.901
1993	39.576
1994	40.165
1995	40.531
1996	40.552
1997	41.004
1998	41.659
1999	43.171
2000	43.649
2001	41.867
2002	42.573
2003	42.949
2004	44.248
2005	45.692
2006	45.822
2007	46.526
2008	46.91
2009	46.95
2010	47.711
2011	47.032
2012	47.1
2013	47.769
2014	48.078
2015	48.009
2016	47.777
2017	48.719
2018	49.521
2019	49.833
2020	49.328
2021	50.03
2022	50.804
2023	50.685