Year % of female population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1960 23.23 1970 26.49 1977 29 1978 29.39 1979 29.74 1980 27.36 1983 27.85 1985 28.04 1987 28.18 1989 29.07 1990 29.11 1991 39.6 1992 35.2 1993 37.9 1994 36.8 1995 41.33 1996 44.5 1997 44.5 1998 45.5 1999 46.8 2000 44.11 2001 43.2 2002 45.6 2003 48.97 2004 50.312 2005 49.476 2006 50.104 2007 48.9 2008 48.422 2009 49.131 2010 48.048 2011 48.239 2012 48.382 2013 47.961 2014 47.712 2017 48.009 2018 49.523 2019 50.302 2020 46.806 2021 50.48 2022 52.079 2023 53.163