Year % of female population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1960 22.74 1970 21.66 1980 26.25 1981 26.79 1982 27.37 1983 28.35 1984 28.68 1985 29.8 1986 29.59 1988 31.19 1989 31.64 1990 31.76 1991 31.29 1992 33.41 1993 34.89 1994 35 1995 33.93 1996 36.826 1997 37.557 1998 37.915 1999 38.148 2000 37.752 2001 36.778 2002 36.499 2003 37.844 2004 39.256 2005 40.174 2006 41.331 2007 42.28 2008 44.233 2009 44.669 2010 46.844 2011 48.936 2012 49.178 2013 49.622 2014 50.282 2015 50.313 2016 50.738 2017 51.849 2018 52.515 2019 52.743 2020 45.531 2021 46.665 2022 50.104 2023 52.038