Year % female 1973 40.48308 1974 40.70303 1975 40.82848 1976 40.78366 1977 41.4692 1978 42.50766 1979 42.39538 1980 41.99592 1981 41.11479 1982 40.76762 1983 41.2418 1984 41.4291 1985 41.8819 1986 42.0414 1987 42.42314 1988 42.5608 1989 42.85901 1990 43.35024 1991 43.69372 1992 44.30241 1993 44.56693 1994 45.17933 1995 45.57213 1996 45.90538 1997 46.3046 1998 46.70452 1999 47.03549 2000 47.24001 2001 47.31537 2002 47.45441 2003 47.52297 2004 47.66871 2005 47.77875 2006 47.9246 2007 48.04012 2008 48.13179 2009 48.29787 2010 48.44262 2011 48.50052 2012 48.65731 2013 48.67311 2014 48.78218 2015 48.54874 2016 48.7074 2017 48.75261 2018 48.84209