Year % female 1970 35.33441 1971 35.38584 1972 35.50044 1973 35.78953 1974 36.13805 1975 36.44529 1976 36.70037 1977 36.69908 1978 36.90726 1979 37.01117 1980 37.04465 1981 37.07088 1982 36.89638 1983 37.90651 1984 36.97701 1985 37.54133 1986 38.23015 1987 38.58013 1988 38.88772 1989 39.21339 1990 39.52112 1991 39.90585 1992 40.26392 1993 40.54631 1994 41.10367 1995 41.35215 1996 41.65188 1997 42.32425 1998 42.99075 1999 43.63122 2000 43.81781 2001 44.01868 2002 44.45192 2003 45.46365 2004 45.31233 2005 45.54878 2006 45.74046 2007 45.99066 2008 46.3982 2009 46.97038 2010 47.06701 2011 47.22738 2012 47.4044 2013 48.05546 2014 48.20784 2015 48.25005 2016 48.35996 2017 48.46247 2018 48.56316