Year % female 1971 43.56147 1972 48.2934 1973 48.41081 1974 49.22599 1975 49.63119 1976 49.45761 1977 49.56165 1978 49.33347 1979 48.15193 1980 47.82961 1981 46.81676 1982 47.06455 1983 47.06496 1984 49.21807 1985 50.40881 1986 51.4964 1987 51.73227 1988 52.24388 1989 53.1781 1990 53.90232 1991 53.78881 1992 53.92483 1993 53.66578 1994 53.45129 1995 53.30378 1996 53.52452 1997 53.59841 1998 53.51372 1999 53.74744 2000 53.18472 2001 53.34553 2002 53.2967 2003 52.94602 2004 53.09891 2005 53.15077 2006 52.38957 2008 52.08583 2009 52.60382 2010 52.81993 2011 52.10443 2012 51.9386 2013 51.68262 2014 52.13494 2015 51.87439 2016 51.7704 2017 51.82577 2018 51.68301