Year % of female population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1960 17.72 1970 17.87 1977 27.85 1978 27.68 1979 27.56 1980 27.19 1981 26.81 1982 27.23 1983 27.82 1984 27.73 1985 27.81 1986 27.666 1987 30.285 1988 31.736 1989 32.028 1990 32.634 1991 32.6 1992 34.596 1993 35.122 1994 36.344 1995 36.802 1996 37.321 1997 38.076 1998 38.418 1999 39.12 2000 40.703 2001 39.564 2002 42.126 2003 43.62 2004 45.009 2005 46.493 2006 47.932 2007 48.979 2008 50.348 2009 51.456 2010 52.179 2011 52.809 2012 53.454 2013 53.396 2014 53.119 2015 53.119 2016 53.038 2017 52.647 2018 52.436 2019 52.691 2020 51.618 2021 53.065 2022 53.218 2023 53.351