Year % female 1970 40.63133 1971 40.55214 1972 40.46733 1973 40.64145 1974 40.62244 1975 40.26245 1976 39.98573 1977 39.76631 1978 39.75112 1979 39.38675 1980 39.04579 1981 39.18542 1982 39.39562 1983 37.95779 1984 37.09329 1985 39.20387 1986 41.3866 1987 42.12206 1988 42.28223 1989 42.53382 1990 42.9371 1991 43.25949 1992 43.57624 1993 43.75736 1994 43.81686 1995 44.38055 1996 44.58254 1997 44.69555 1998 44.70001 1999 44.75009 2000 44.29587 2001 44.12813 2002 43.51379 2003 43.71545 2004 43.62007 2005 43.82145 2006 43.76986 2007 43.5034 2008 44.10007 2009 44.4817 2010 44.81407 2011 44.99027 2012 45.55822 2013 45.93708 2014 45.94482 2015 46.08285 2016 46.27311 2017 46.40897 2018 46.5188