Year % female 1970 36.24649 1971 36.28215 1972 36.55105 1973 36.81691 1974 36.63448 1975 36.76023 1976 36.97058 1977 37.28237 1978 37.23299 1979 37.61849 1980 37.77982 1981 38.23783 1982 38.48782 1983 38.32852 1984 38.72383 1985 39.13955 1986 39.73614 1987 40.00551 1988 40.53118 1989 40.14603 1990 40.56484 1991 41.22006 1992 41.52793 1993 42.29934 1994 42.59504 1995 42.6888 1996 42.93376 1997 43.15013 1998 43.29874 1999 43.40101 2000 43.53812 2001 43.73743 2002 44.0791 2003 46.24622 2004 46.10308 2005 46.41209 2006 46.58468 2007 46.74221 2008 47.25678 2009 47.51667 2010 47.48296 2011 47.69336 2012 47.8021 2013 49.17337 2014 49.05704 2015 49.15078 2016 49.92541 2017 49.76301 2018 49.65607