Year	% of female population ages 15+ (national estimate)
1981	35.1538854010636
1983	37.8731926738671
1984	39.10913637499983
1985	39.05474378693227
1986	39.57453822026223
1987	40.15671310067667
1988	40.7200872561349
1989	41.61542352944785
1990	42.237027250092204
1991	43.69846625553183
1992	43.34038321099164
1993	43.55031572761518
1994	43.9124061840968
1995	44.148228340761705
1996	44.54689414299585
1997	44.94004564300694
1998	45.33121589570666
1999	46.149864575309856
2000	46.53655510261391
2001	46.58231403182518
2002	47.3121128437242
2003	48.03476520908301
2004	48.298223791138966
2005	48.9281752176445
2006	49.55880188408985
2007	50.04095397126182
2008	50.493469988724044
2009	50.91339617340325
2010	50.89413849200756
2011	51.30015650508227
2012	51.737369786901986
2013	51.91146161742055
2014	52.052636443208804
2015	52.04760449412179
2016	52.433926146206254
2017	52.59551557914946
2018	52.69051473917777
2019	53.00530850933753
2020	52.04058573913837
2021	52.9298739577312
2022	53.59967135705809
2023	52.583928153825646