Year % female 1970 31.25275 1971 31.25993 1972 32.11459 1973 32.74435 1974 33.34281 1975 33.64374 1976 34.40236 1977 35.11293 1978 35.62758 1979 36.22002 1980 36.63666 1981 37.25808 1982 37.82972 1983 38.41648 1984 38.85687 1985 39.31704 1986 39.58548 1987 39.85687 1988 40.1727 1989 40.5508 1990 41.29657 1991 41.96071 1992 42.59063 1993 43.09171 1994 43.41201 1995 44.18435 1996 44.6056 1997 45.1634 1998 45.64869 1999 46.13325 2000 46.41197 2001 46.52342 2002 46.67 2003 46.8608 2004 47.01169 2005 47.21754 2006 47.4234 2007 47.8056 2008 47.56446 2009 47.49763 2010 47.49114 2011 47.51951 2012 47.44527 2013 47.39571 2014 47.49039 2015 47.46732 2016 47.52989 2017 47.53524 2018 47.61761