Year % female 1971 43.29421 1972 43.25358 1973 43.90081 1974 44.79304 1975 45.8465 1976 46.01128 1977 46.1476 1978 46.37917 1979 48.64227 1980 47.4301 1981 47.65114 1982 47.59906 1983 48.69944 1984 48.32989 1985 47.21221 1986 47.21745 1987 47.8561 1988 47.72707 1993 47.32244 1994 49.69421 1995 49.4013 1998 48.48223 1999 48.07759 2000 48.23201 2001 48.47692 2002 48.34581 2003 48.65653 2004 48.49625 2005 48.77919 2006 48.99271 2007 48.96062 2009 50.6106 2010 50.46551 2011 50.42347 2012 50.73014 2013 50.74409 2014 50.83778 2015 50.74214 2016 50.63471 2017 50.597 2018 50.62278