Year % female 1971 48.56568 1972 48.55819 1973 48.61223 1974 48.78553 1975 49.18994 1976 48.87001 1977 48.99126 1978 49.38844 1979 49.62936 1980 49.5195 1981 49.9551 1982 50.21838 1983 49.78787 1984 50.27158 1985 50.1448 1986 50.04304 1987 50.05107 1988 50.10795 1989 50.22026 1990 49.89269 1991 49.68593 1992 49.23965 1993 48.26812 1994 48.17271 1995 47.55732 1996 47.46489 1997 47.8363 1998 48.9046 1999 49.36394 2000 49.37079 2001 49.29543 2002 49.28863 2003 49.27443 2004 49.46234 2005 48.93927 2006 48.53521 2007 48.33833 2008 48.10032 2009 48.02219 2010 48.14485 2011 48.20324 2012 48.135 2013 47.73332 2014 47.67832 2015 47.92183 2016 47.96482 2017 47.60539