Year % female 1972 27.95529 1973 29.43233 1974 30.92217 1975 32.12327 1976 34.45087 1977 35.54665 1978 36.32532 1979 37.08143 1980 37.00055 1981 38.89188 1982 39.26199 1983 39.09757 1984 39.51067 1985 40.3402 1986 40.82481 1987 41.52869 1988 42.06494 1989 42.66306 1990 42.95258 1991 43.47139 1992 44.36545 1993 45.08852 1994 45.90543 1995 46.5262 1996 47.23349 1997 47.88075 1998 48.9095 2000 49.77594 2001 50.25373 2002 50.5373 2003 51.03977 2004 51.79591 2005 52.10939 2006 52.2116 2007 52.18562 2008 52.25904 2009 52.57817 2010 52.6612 2011 52.65426 2012 52.49984 2013 52.71127 2014 52.62335 2015 52.62277 2016 52.83114 2017 52.78669 2018 53.07614