Year % of female population ages 15+ (national estimate) 1970 35.828 1980 36.803 1982 44.48 1983 45.73 1984 45.17 1985 45.9 1986 46.41 1987 47.49 1988 47.52 1989 46.72 1990 47.76 1991 35.645 1992 46.94 1993 46.52 1995 44.68 1996 46.76 1997 45.95 1998 44.39 1999 44.67 2000 47.57 2001 46.83 2002 46.69 2003 47.73 2004 47.24 2005 45.93 2011 48.03 2014 53.68 2015 54.1 2016 54.31 2017 54.73 2018 55.23 2019 55.62 2020 55.35 2021 55.46 2022 55.79