Year % female 1970 43.66935 1971 43.6786 1972 44.24938 1973 44.3886 1974 44.2872 1975 42.98992 1976 44.79303 1977 44.67669 1978 45.23348 1979 46.72857 1980 46.28756 1981 46.21906 1982 46.68698 1983 47.05249 1984 46.47751 1985 44.77594 1986 44.73321 1987 46.15531 1988 46.00236 1989 46.13945 1990 44.46445 1991 44.56768 1992 44.06441 1993 44.01443 1994 46.35778 1995 46.42001 1996 46.70068 1997 45.85461 1998 46.30778 1999 46.60163 2000 46.51376 2001 46.31595 2002 45.74798 2003 46.22283 2004 46.52884 2005 47.83053 2006 48.19614 2007 48.17941 2008 48.20005 2009 48.31271 2010 45.42346 2011 45.28058 2012 45.4382 2013 45.63489 2014 45.57522 2015 45.80357 2016 45.61672 2017 45.02739 2018 44.53818