Year % female 1971 50.24296 1972 50.87384 1973 51.35055 1974 52.28687 1975 52.63543 1976 53.27893 1977 53.3353 1978 53.51706 1979 53.66744 1980 53.73979 1981 53.74695 1982 53.46809 1983 53.64186 1984 52.86081 1985 52.87226 1986 52.884 1987 53.00443 1988 52.69317 1989 52.20235 1990 51.71312 1991 51.57993 1992 51.57368 1993 51.69877 1994 51.55494 1995 51.35658 1996 51.81384 1997 51.82165 1999 51.91447 2000 51.86978 2001 51.59482 2002 51.30327 2003 51.19805 2004 51.41853 2005 51.4712 2006 51.49147 2007 51.62492 2008 51.44466 2009 51.34406 2010 51.47747 2011 51.37782 2012 51.59634 2013 51.17573 2014 51.38194 2015 51.28059 2016 51.20718 2017 51.18665