Year % of female population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1965 59.47 1975 60.64 1992 53.82 1997 46.9 2000 44.657 2001 46.445 2002 46.04 2003 44.777 2004 45.441 2005 44.399 2006 46.348 2007 47.464 2008 48.32 2009 47.52 2010 47.768 2011 47.2 2012 47.827 2013 48.557 2014 48.617 2015 48.559 2016 47.658 2017 49.516 2018 49.221 2019 50.283 2020 49.197 2021 49.051 2022 50.571 2023 49.765