Year % female 1971 38.42451 1972 38.89733 1973 39.45352 1974 39.36632 1975 39.26089 1976 38.91197 1977 38.62464 1978 38.99713 1979 38.76598 1980 39.06587 1981 38.4551 1982 38.87249 1983 38.09615 1984 37.94148 1985 38.12101 1987 40.96418 1988 39.66454 1989 39.56303 1990 39.55093 1991 38.76045 1992 39.05304 1994 40.41404 1995 41.38659 1999 44.13237 2000 44.47306 2001 45.11831 2002 45.3323 2003 45.54731 2004 44.95206 2005 45.00218 2006 44.78892 2007 45.74333 2008 45.92815 2009 46.04905 2011 46.40236 2012 46.63036 2013 47.02791 2014 47.69137 2015 48.01834 2016 48.56851 2017 48.82622 2018 49.19336 2019 49.49812