Year % female 1971 28.7124 1972 29.61988 1973 31.74546 1974 32.89843 1975 33.22495 1976 33.97369 1977 34.57174 1978 35.90504 1979 37.17327 1980 38.15994 1981 38.80794 1982 39.73961 1983 40.12699 1984 40.92549 1985 41.35634 1986 41.98329 1987 41.96792 1988 42.33284 1989 43.03015 1990 43.57856 1991 44.28959 1992 44.52265 1993 45.55011 1994 45.91279 1995 46.65855 1996 47.14976 1997 48.53905 1999 50.02862 2000 51.11124 2001 51.19505 2002 51.22828 2003 51.68886 2004 52.19146 2005 52.39302 2006 52.71063 2007 52.45119 2008 52.02418 2009 50.88525 2010 51.38993 2011 51.3852 2012 51.12188 2013 51.14138 2014 51.51222 2015 51.31973 2016 50.79025 2017 50.80259 2018 50.72398