Year % female 1971 42.86669 1972 42.41635 1973 43.46115 1974 43.66769 1976 46.65645 1977 46.29248 1978 46.35419 1979 46.37687 1980 47.16493 1981 47.061 1982 47.23609 1983 47.89373 1984 50.80105 1985 51.3361 1986 51.65494 1987 52.12194 1988 52.85852 1989 52.66094 1990 54.07147 1991 54.96546 1992 55.22591 1993 54.37884 1994 53.06072 1995 51.72396 1996 53.84678 1997 51.22234 1998 48.71301 1999 47.8764 2000 48.37832 2001 49.33253 2002 49.49787 2003 49.57073 2004 46.00403 2005 46.19552 2006 46.20288 2007 46.28737 2008 46.54477 2009 46.5329 2010 46.66256 2011 46.8011 2012 46.97146 2013 50.54066 2014 50.74706 2015 50.63081 2016 50.54046 2017 50.46778