Year % female 1971 40.83312 1972 41.85462 1973 42.31974 1974 42.0403 1975 41.66697 1976 42.57764 1977 42.18963 1978 42.41638 1979 42.28692 1980 41.7778 1981 41.46912 1982 41.37449 1983 41.50048 1984 41.66328 1985 42.11968 1986 42.79485 1987 42.93121 1988 42.15657 1989 42.31259 1990 41.97542 1991 41.98366 1992 42.34794 1993 43.32925 1994 41.4977 1995 42.86802 1996 42.82302 1997 43.89271 1998 44.44779 1999 44.51705 2000 44.94374 2001 45.82151 2002 45.99997 2003 47.00783 2004 46.5384 2005 46.34956 2006 45.94416 2007 45.8913 2008 45.94514 2009 46.03261 2010 46.14104 2011 46.39087 2012 46.11862 2015 49.21205 2016 49.21633 2017 49.06882