Year % of female population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1960 58.57 1970 62.01 1978 58.7 1988 56.97 1992 62.594 1993 62.131 1994 62.085 1995 61.016 1996 60.495 1997 50.193 1998 49.953 1999 49.691 2000 50.357 2001 50.539 2002 49.237 2003 48.199 2004 47.59 2005 47.909 2006 46.808 2007 46.447 2008 46.793 2009 47.487 2010 47.798 2011 47.994 2012 48.419 2013 48.478 2014 48.841 2015 48.812 2016 48.75 2017 48.863 2018 48.913 2019 48.59 2020 48.351 2021 50.185 2022 50.761 2023 51.108