Year % of female population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1960 24.9 1970 33.87 1980 49.19 1983 42.69 1986 48.25 1988 49.18 1990 59.5 2000 60.4 2001 58.4 2002 54.8 2004 52.8 2005 55.1 2006 55.6 2007 48.8 2009 53.7 2010 56.4 2011 56.5