Year % of female population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1961 29.71 1971 39.91 1976 45.697 1977 46.534 1978 47.94 1979 49.379 1980 50.602 1981 52.019 1982 52.13 1983 52.969 1984 53.773 1985 54.929 1986 55.72 1987 56.459 1988 57.42 1989 58.109 1990 58.499 1991 58.431 1992 57.837 1993 57.662 1994 57.519 1995 57.48 1996 57.465 1997 57.79 1998 58.379 1999 58.913 2000 59.399 2001 59.754 2002 60.906 2003 61.89 2004 61.985 2005 61.658 2006 61.883 2007 62.362 2008 62.458 2009 62.431 2010 62.391 2011 62.155 2012 62.221 2013 62.306 2014 61.7 2015 61.468 2016 61.369 2017 61.54 2018 61.424 2019 61.702 2020 59.805 2021 61.051 2022 61.475 2023 61.629