Year % female 1971 27.64658 1972 28.13549 1973 29.1961 1974 30.42174 1975 31.45683 1976 33.67485 1977 35.1802 1978 35.57649 1979 36.09676 1980 36.45194 1981 36.64253 1982 37.26337 1983 37.62435 1984 38.38816 1985 39.65617 1986 40.11538 1987 41.08388 1988 41.53318 1989 42.17779 1990 42.54406 1991 43.11953 1992 44.20731 1993 44.95694 1994 46.06599 1995 46.56275 1996 47.12942 1997 47.70292 1999 49.26002 2000 50.25591 2001 50.18783 2002 49.86018 2003 50.65118 2005 51.05432 2006 50.99194 2008 50.59766 2009 50.48842 2010 50.38128 2011 49.83583 2016 51.36858