Year % female 1970 40.432 1971 40.42904 1972 40.58646 1973 40.62643 1974 40.56863 1975 40.85187 1976 41.11598 1977 41.37871 1978 41.41645 1979 41.735 1980 41.88002 1981 42.17471 1982 42.34615 1983 42.39255 1984 42.6236 1985 42.96201 1986 43.21566 1987 43.4346 1988 43.55834 1989 43.53261 1990 43.61553 1991 44.06674 1992 44.30919 1993 44.65693 1994 44.81971 1995 44.86518 1996 44.93454 1997 45.17711 1998 45.18787 1999 45.28077 2000 45.38735 2001 45.56138 2002 45.71135 2003 46.95272 2004 46.97435 2005 47.01425 2006 47.12923 2007 47.26141 2008 47.62051 2009 47.75505 2010 47.85237 2011 47.8872 2012 48.03913 2013 48.85592 2014 48.81655 2015 48.87967 2016 49.28962 2017 49.19697 2018 49.13284