Year % female 1971 37.85088 1973 39.02273 1974 38.59582 1975 38.66321 1976 38.25084 1977 37.99722 1978 38.38977 1979 38.14033 1980 38.6299 1981 37.95623 1982 38.29591 1983 37.53675 1984 37.37987 1985 37.62567 1987 40.2263 1988 39.15037 1989 39.14087 1990 39.05051 1995 41.16859 1999 43.63663 2000 43.99517 2001 44.67201 2002 44.90109 2003 45.00833 2004 44.5126 2005 44.51634 2006 44.89941 2007 45.70736 2008 45.94317 2009 45.8274 2011 46.3113 2012 46.29761 2013 46.62042 2014 47.35436 2015 47.60539 2016 48.08399 2017 48.24081 2018 48.54687 2019 48.88477