Year % female 1971 42.84896 1972 42.78322 1973 42.63972 1974 42.52438 1975 42.55644 1976 42.89162 1977 43.17553 1978 43.89635 1979 44.49691 1980 44.81312 1981 45.64723 1982 46.29279 1983 47.45756 1984 47.73245 1985 47.81426 1986 47.5867 1987 47.36237 1988 47.24495 1989 47.40642 1990 47.88274 1991 47.99184 1992 48.07713 1993 48.71218 1994 47.3498 1995 48.55305 1996 48.76742 1997 48.93758 1998 48.97229 1999 48.93376 2000 49.38111 2001 49.11401 2002 48.60637 2003 48.52644 2004 48.27101 2005 47.71968 2006 47.70487 2007 47.10621 2010 47.41048 2011 47.86062 2012 47.90341 2013 47.97009 2014 47.54822 2015 47.25979 2016 47.41126 2017 47.52477