Year % female 1970 40.83772 1971 40.86116 1972 40.89979 1973 40.94811 1974 41.20661 1975 41.40513 1976 41.40076 1977 41.50605 1978 41.91936 1979 42.33123 1980 42.08826 1981 41.82849 1982 41.73993 1983 42.15885 1984 41.84883 1985 41.59348 1986 42.37409 1987 42.7182 1988 42.88504 1989 43.11832 1990 43.21346 1991 43.40373 1992 43.63828 1993 43.80884 1994 44.28722 1995 44.58212 1996 44.8242 1997 45.13548 1998 45.55171 1999 45.92749 2000 46.04198 2001 46.11931 2002 46.27204 2003 46.65951 2004 46.66086 2005 46.85916 2006 46.96502 2007 47.07763 2008 47.24074 2009 47.50905 2010 47.33675 2011 47.40855 2012 47.48815 2013 47.7935 2014 47.88895 2015 47.86594 2016 47.91539 2017 47.86564 2018 47.88991