Year % female 1970 37.09998 1971 38.90509 1972 37.36805 1973 37.6021 1974 38.99999 1975 40.17922 1976 40.49705 1977 40.93739 1978 41.28732 1981 40.77911 1982 40.80522 1983 42.22321 1984 41.94889 1985 42.23755 1988 44.13457 1989 44.70038 1990 45.05003 1991 45.38672 1992 45.44938 1993 44.76075 1994 45.943 1995 45.90937 1996 46.0964 1999 48.97775 2001 49.61616 2002 49.90974 2003 49.84946 2004 49.96591 2005 49.98712 2006 50.47041 2007 50.51358 2008 50.36809 2009 50.50236 2010 50.80133 2011 50.70361 2012 51.33164 2013 50.47971 2014 50.6962 2015 50.0869 2016 50.8947 2017 50.71624 2018 50.7191