Year % female 1970 29.72285 1971 29.76988 1972 30.54194 1973 30.56678 1974 30.50484 1975 31.16774 1976 31.95732 1977 33.07136 1978 33.23477 1979 34.30426 1980 35.29654 1981 35.0888 1982 35.63234 1983 36.15403 1984 36.52196 1985 37.22592 1986 37.17928 1987 37.29049 1988 37.13381 1989 37.1479 1990 38.36127 1991 38.58868 1992 38.93643 1993 40.15687 1994 41.37603 1995 41.3472 1996 41.57086 1997 41.39119 1998 42.31639 1999 42.96801 2000 43.24018 2001 43.25899 2002 42.89255 2003 43.17768 2004 42.34703 2005 42.4738 2006 42.19182 2007 41.70833 2008 40.49534 2009 40.14924 2010 39.90409 2011 39.84003 2012 38.97063 2013 38.54631 2014 38.83989 2015 38.59207 2016 38.57665 2017 38.07918 2018 38.17625