Year % female 1971 50.45718 1972 50.77245 1973 52.2765 1974 51.74184 1975 51.98529 1976 52.58855 1977 53.04483 1978 53.28028 1979 53.9217 1981 54.61521 1982 54.63345 1983 55.12229 1984 54.49929 1985 54.4495 1986 54.27044 1987 54.38142 1988 54.30167 1989 54.43846 1991 54.46696 1992 54.49184 1993 54.62214 1996 54.65471 1997 54.69365 1999 54.23704 2000 53.71139 2001 53.13941 2002 52.8341 2003 52.57112 2004 52.3279 2005 52.14317 2006 52.0188 2007 51.86495 2008 51.55063 2009 51.32063 2010 51.39336 2011 51.2951 2012 51.14405 2013 51.06752 2014 50.86469 2015 50.91292 2016 50.9412 2017 51.02639