Year % female 1971 43.23313 1972 43.30739 1973 45.53382 1974 45.80882 1975 47.66737 1976 48.00959 1977 48.45847 1978 48.68611 1979 47.68525 1980 49.71216 1981 49.76952 1982 48.81295 1983 50.41553 1984 49.80755 1985 49.86599 1986 50.59735 1987 50.68035 1988 50.58191 1989 50.49629 1990 50.21162 1991 50.39703 1992 50.69799 1993 50.81528 1994 50.83135 1995 50.79795 1996 51.29437 1997 50.21801 1998 50.42472 1999 50.33286 2000 50.19313 2001 50.03971 2002 50.22127 2003 50.01405 2004 50.16459 2005 50.11674 2006 50.09906 2007 50.1603 2008 50.01618 2009 49.68341 2010 49.13222 2011 48.88781 2012 48.83255 2013 48.7686 2014 48.75095 2015 48.55977 2016 48.7454 2017 48.99069