Year % female 1970 30.95477 1971 30.82968 1972 30.89397 1973 31.00112 1974 31.23084 1975 31.22893 1976 31.48857 1977 30.27028 1978 30.03493 1979 30.02756 1980 31.13716 1981 30.64547 1982 31.9885 1983 32.97424 1984 34.09698 1985 34.06412 1986 35.16182 1987 35.29534 1988 35.85503 1989 36.38079 1990 36.47373 1991 37.17768 1992 37.91949 1993 38.46565 1994 38.8315 1995 40.31872 1996 41.01231 1997 41.73846 1998 42.48841 1999 43.07266 2000 43.70084 2001 43.8638 2002 44.22877 2003 44.1944 2004 43.25357 2005 43.82181 2006 43.79952 2007 44.02934 2008 44.58869 2009 44.60163 2010 45.31352 2011 45.87464 2012 46.10697 2013 46.17752 2014 46.41229 2015 46.88693 2016 46.97849 2017 47.40514 2018 47.44486