Year % of female population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1965 2.44 1971 6.2 1979 8.62 1981 18.24 1985 17.17 1987 17.84 1990 28 1991 29.24 1992 29.7 1993 30.4 1994 31.1 1995 31.7 1996 32.4 1997 33.1 1998 33.7 1999 34.4 2000 35.1 2001 35.51 2002 36.4 2003 37.1 2004 37.2 2005 26.38 2006 39.13 2010 43.68 2011 42.54 2015 43.54