Year % female 1970 38.34202 1971 38.26689 1972 38.47023 1973 38.73511 1974 38.9779 1975 39.23498 1976 39.46387 1977 39.82981 1978 40.20381 1979 41.06845 1980 41.54071 1981 41.96477 1982 42.2782 1983 42.45673 1984 42.66045 1985 42.95226 1986 43.23915 1987 43.51908 1988 43.47907 1989 43.84071 1990 44.02663 1991 44.02908 1992 44.31339 1993 44.45392 1994 44.49175 1995 44.79256 1996 44.0141 1997 44.91392 1998 45.13929 1999 45.36764 2000 45.60187 2001 45.87117 2002 46.08229 2003 46.26445 2004 46.37607 2005 46.46548 2006 46.49166 2007 46.54886 2008 46.70943 2009 46.81984 2010 46.91553 2011 46.78595 2012 47.08889 2013 47.12151 2014 47.26801 2015 47.34594 2016 47.36851 2017 47.45282 2018 47.47494