Year % of female population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1960 35.29 1970 41.49 1978 31.67 1979 32.03 1980 42.1 1985 37.38 1986 37.53 1988 38.45 1989 39.1 1990 49.33 1991 51.983 1992 52.24 1993 52.876 1994 52.175 1995 52.145 1996 56.95 1997 56.919 1998 58.148 1999 58.159 2000 57.626 2001 58.825 2002 59.302 2003 59.464 2004 59.113 2005 59.34 2006 59.756 2007 59.936 2008 61.296 2009 61.561 2010 59.981 2011 60.537 2012 60.839 2013 61.144 2014 61.904 2015 62.283 2016 62.837 2017 62.611 2018 62.913 2019 62.982 2020 62.511 2021 62.229 2022 61.486 2023 62.484