Year % female 1971 44.11718 1972 44.05983 1973 44.86794 1974 44.84302 1975 45.43092 1976 46.02848 1977 46.61546 1978 47.15067 1979 47.50811 1980 48.11449 1981 48.44543 1982 48.58638 1983 48.88188 1984 49.00353 1985 49.14287 1986 49.39142 1987 49.67835 1988 49.77106 1989 49.88392 1990 50.06276 1991 50.18331 1992 49.81735 1997 50.23745 1998 49.96864 1999 49.96116 2000 49.57843 2001 50.00319 2002 50.25924 2003 50.47175 2004 50.80669 2005 50.89962 2006 51.27345 2007 50.85402 2008 50.86807 2009 50.79848 2010 50.744 2011 50.87 2012 50.70377 2013 50.74 2014 50.75036 2015 50.46462 2016 50.07703 2017 49.89549 2018 49.70078