Year % of female population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1963 17.53 1973 19.96 1984 22.28 2000 31.98 2001 41.649 2002 41.205 2003 41.538 2004 39.877 2005 43.679 2006 43.479 2007 44.499 2008 44.583 2009 44.899 2010 44.398 2011 46.196 2012 51.171 2013 50.997 2014 51.087 2015 49.813 2016 45.769 2017 45.657 2018 48.416 2019 52.513 2020 48.424 2021 50.035 2022 50.079 2023 43.862