Year % female 1975 40.92506 1976 40.85305 1977 41.48238 1978 42.47582 1979 42.38161 1980 41.98152 1981 41.15276 1982 40.97934 1983 41.4487 1984 41.67129 1985 42.05521 1986 41.93982 1987 42.66519 1988 42.7717 1989 43.06291 1990 43.07692 1991 43.29891 1992 43.8482 1993 44.11216 1994 45.15844 1995 45.62932 1996 46.02549 1997 46.20321 1998 46.67052 1999 47.09739 2000 47.27042 2001 47.34528 2002 47.42087 2003 47.48883 2004 47.7539 2005 47.97621 2006 48.14483 2007 48.19287 2008 48.23949 2009 48.34576 2010 47.80781 2011 47.82301 2012 47.93228 2013 47.82754 2014 47.9515 2015 47.90167 2016 47.94401 2017 47.89156 2018 47.87101