Year % of female population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1961 35.45 1971 25.9 1981 29.98 1982 29.56 1983 33.606 1984 33.967 1985 34.717 1986 34.593 1987 34.229 1988 35.269 1989 35.606 1990 35.256 1991 32.957 1992 34.731 1993 35.086 1994 35.382 1995 35.974 1996 37.137 1997 36.602 1998 39.857 1999 39.882 2000 39.837 2001 39.028 2002 39.419 2003 40.024 2004 41.224 2005 41.454 2006 41.823 2007 41.723 2008 41.802 2009 42.864 2010 43.492 2011 43.292 2012 43.561 2013 43.358 2014 43.761 2015 44.328 2016 44.44 2017 44.211 2018 43.782 2019 43.852 2020 43.352 2021 43.531 2022 44.674 2023 44.87