Year % of female population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1962 17.63 1974 17.08 1980 30.26 1981 30.21 1982 19.55 1988 32.76 1989 32.72 1990 28.16 1996 48.41 1997 48.81 1998 52.16 2000 45.972 2001 54.725 2002 53.18 2003 49.203 2004 52.88 2005 51.973 2006 52.81 2007 52.115 2008 52.196 2009 49.88 2010 48.245 2011 47.329 2012 48.302 2013 48.314 2014 47.934 2015 52.139 2016 55.629 2017 56.379 2018 54.63 2019 54.527 2020 48.263 2021 53.103 2022 53.567 2023 52.922