Year % of female population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1960 24.72 1970 30.28 1979 34.89 1980 29.08 1983 33.53 1984 34.09 1985 37.42 1986 34.74 1988 35.9 1989 37.92 1990 32.24 1991 38.23 1993 40.62 1994 41.44 1995 42.54 1997 43.13 1998 42.52 1999 43.21 2000 40.9 2001 39.4 2002 45.85 2003 46.36 2004 46.47 2005 47.25 2006 45.64 2007 46.17 2008 47.28 2009 48.27 2010 47.068 2011 45.57 2012 47.873 2013 49.162 2014 49.628 2015 50.301 2016 50.645 2017 50.732 2018 52.358 2019 54.54 2020 53.181 2021 46.713 2022 49.71 2023 50.372