Year % of female population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1991 59.7 1993 55.12 1994 51.362 1995 51.485 1996 52.268 1997 51.77 1998 51.313 1999 51.79 2000 52.5 2001 52.912 2002 52.479 2003 52.904 2004 52.559 2005 51.319 2006 50.729 2007 50.608 2008 51.018 2009 50.315 2010 50.827 2011 50.161 2012 50.687 2013 51.043 2014 51.927 2015 51.979 2016 52.573 2017 52.699 2018 52.318 2019 52.299 2020 51.918 2021 55.082 2022 56.175 2023 56.257