Year % of female population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1961 44.77 1971 39.2 1980 37.36 1981 42.43 1982 39.15 1983 39.12 1984 40.59 1985 40.11 1986 40.56 1987 41.45 1988 41.77 1989 42.12 1990 43.03 1991 43.53 1992 44.83 1993 45.3 1994 48.646 1995 54.149 1996 53.718 1997 53.842 1998 54.668 1999 55.088 2000 55.203 2001 55.287 2002 56.747 2003 56.913 2004 50.625 2005 51.438 2006 52.131 2007 52.974 2008 53.489 2009 54.17 2010 54.269 2011 54.602 2012 55.101 2013 55.369 2014 55.411 2015 55.46 2016 56.008 2017 56.013 2018 56.062 2019 56.15 2020 55.9 2021 56.088 2022 56.552 2023 56.804