Year % female 1970 40.73284 1971 40.76317 1972 40.76599 1973 40.81091 1974 41.10663 1975 41.38938 1976 41.27193 1977 41.42308 1978 41.84622 1979 42.16952 1980 41.92097 1981 41.60817 1982 41.45897 1983 41.89216 1984 41.5716 1985 41.42128 1986 42.24528 1987 42.50041 1988 42.68693 1989 42.9236 1990 43.17301 1991 43.42535 1992 43.73763 1993 43.93608 1994 44.28867 1995 44.59015 1996 44.8243 1997 45.24587 1998 45.64864 1999 46.02793 2000 46.16556 2001 46.25728 2002 46.46714 2003 46.86585 2004 46.84675 2005 46.96604 2006 47.04228 2007 47.1632 2008 47.35239 2009 47.65214 2010 47.71847 2011 47.8164 2012 47.91089 2013 48.30097 2014 48.38155 2015 48.31476 2016 48.38164 2017 48.41465 2018 48.48469