Year % female 1975 40.59746 1976 40.57869 1977 41.27389 1978 42.30878 1979 42.19781 1980 41.75746 1981 40.8779 1982 40.66151 1983 41.13431 1984 41.36651 1985 41.78414 1986 41.68425 1987 42.45762 1988 42.58269 1989 42.89271 1990 42.91459 1991 43.15342 1992 43.72347 1993 43.99738 1994 45.06733 1995 45.55089 1996 45.95864 1997 46.14286 1998 46.62245 1999 47.05903 2000 47.23662 2001 47.31434 2002 47.39241 2003 47.46261 2004 47.73246 2005 47.95813 2006 48.12933 2007 48.17829 2008 48.22552 2009 48.33347 2010 47.78727 2011 47.80276 2012 47.9136 2013 47.80741 2014 47.93301 2015 47.88236 2016 47.9252 2017 47.87242 2018 47.85229