Year % of female population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1962 24.75 1972 22.95 1982 21.91 1989 53.38 1990 50.78 1991 48.16 1992 50.69 1993 52.88 1994 52.75 1995 63.2 1996 57.7 1998 48.125 1999 47.792 2000 53.5 2001 52.566 2002 51.887 2003 51.735 2004 57.024 2005 55.756 2006 51.249 2007 54.283 2008 53.87 2009 55.192 2010 53.033 2011 54.682 2012 59.908 2013 57.895 2014 54.673 2015 55.127 2016 56.528 2017 57.898 2018 59.462 2019 60.352 2020 57.259 2021 59.949 2022 59.061 2023 59.149