Year % female 1972 33.33953 1973 28.73471 1974 29.22386 1975 28.48553 1976 28.60545 1977 28.48099 1978 28.29689 1979 29.38319 1980 30.70212 1981 29.36475 1982 30.25318 1983 31.1553 1984 31.57826 1985 32.71199 1986 33.64289 1987 34.49695 1988 35.74443 1989 35.93594 1990 36.67955 1991 37.76337 1993 37.52195 1994 39.63636 1995 40.53524 1996 40.47519 1999 41.22648 2000 42.8145 2001 43.5976 2002 43.60331 2004 44.57286 2005 44.71307 2006 45.48294 2007 45.22712 2008 45.60602 2009 46.37104 2010 47.28104 2011 47.41079 2012 46.96703 2013 47.23515 2014 47.46204 2015 47.7728 2016 47.0801 2017 48.41682 2018 49.53251