Year % of female population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1961 20.22 1971 22.64 1975 17.31 1977 29.95 1979 29.86 1981 29.64 1982 29.1 1983 29.21 1984 30.96 1985 30.69 1986 30.88 1987 31.35 1988 32.14 1989 34.83 1990 37.29 1991 38.83 1992 37.94 1993 36.17 1994 37.3 1995 41.18 1996 43.3 1997 46.19 1998 47.6 2001 52.5 2002 54.73 2005 49.326 2006 49.907 2007 49.614 2008 49.623 2009 49.894 2010 49.488 2011 49.531 2012 49.38 2016 47.745 2017 53.637 2020 47.25