Year % of female population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1960 42.92 1970 48 1978 40.78 1979 41.1 1980 50.17 1981 75.4 1982 76.1 1983 76.6 1984 77 1985 77.4 1986 78.2 1987 78.5 1988 77.1 1989 77.2 1990 46.26 1991 39.49 1992 51.045 1993 48.506 1994 46.262 1995 43.808 1996 39.991 1997 39.117 1998 40.529 1999 41.465 2000 41.673 2001 41.129 2002 41.39 2003 42.37 2004 42.246 2005 43.082 2006 43.4 2007 42.976 2008 42.732 2009 42.832 2010 43.774 2011 43.965 2012 44.97 2013 45.127 2014 46.458 2015 47.357 2016 48.034 2017 48.37 2018 48.691 2019 48.749 2020 48.497 2021 52.815 2022 53.681 2023 54.471