Year % female 1970 43.43876 1971 43.40846 1972 43.3928 1973 43.33081 1974 43.22603 1975 44.13121 1976 44.65779 1977 44.78579 1978 44.76871 1979 44.75891 1980 44.80613 1981 44.7974 1982 44.71985 1983 44.61343 1984 44.73692 1985 44.8755 1986 45.24102 1987 45.40004 1988 45.48552 1989 45.53349 1990 45.66497 1991 45.87446 1992 46.03108 1993 46.16583 1994 46.25883 1995 46.29946 1996 46.34501 1997 46.47695 1998 46.52095 1999 46.59856 2000 46.59285 2001 46.68522 2002 46.7077 2003 47.20264 2004 47.15723 2005 47.21002 2006 47.29994 2007 47.34697 2008 47.52058 2009 47.61061 2010 47.66035 2011 47.70734 2012 47.78197 2013 48.22063 2014 48.23253 2015 48.28504 2016 48.50568 2017 48.4537 2018 48.42648