Year % of female population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1991 45.69 1994 38 1996 42.95 1997 41.2 1998 42.2 1999 40.83 2000 41.7 2001 45.5 2002 41.46 2003 43.39 2005 42.783 2006 41.611 2007 42.892 2008 42.558 2009 42.561 2010 41.162 2011 43.393 2012 43.088 2013 44.516 2014 44.16 2015 43.458 2016 42.46 2017 42.891 2018 42.97 2019 44.782 2020 43.892 2021 43.064 2022 42.316