Year % of female population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1962 36.51 1968 36.21 1975 38.66 1979 40.64 1980 40.96 1981 41.27 1982 41.77 1983 45.854 1984 46.443 1985 46.475 1986 47.092 1987 46.859 1988 46.679 1989 46.774 1990 46.701 1991 46.877 1992 47.303 1993 47.775 1994 47.97 1995 48.216 1996 48.599 1997 48.27 1998 48.591 1999 48.917 2000 49.076 2001 48.865 2002 49.065 2003 50.323 2004 50.141 2005 50.358 2006 50.424 2007 50.766 2008 50.954 2009 51.356 2010 51.368 2011 51.26 2012 51.5 2013 51.72 2014 51.631 2015 51.63 2016 51.616 2017 51.309 2018 51.431 2019 51.257 2020 50.628 2021 52.246 2022 52.52 2023 52.82