Year % female 1970 37.12734 1971 37.6153 1972 38.13106 1973 38.72836 1974 39.09554 1975 39.35799 1976 39.62047 1977 40.18479 1978 41.83187 1979 42.04578 1980 42.51449 1981 42.84705 1982 42.87371 1983 42.53239 1984 42.57989 1985 43.02019 1986 43.1494 1987 43.03312 1988 42.35601 1989 43.2576 1990 42.57076 1991 42.87514 1992 43.18211 1993 43.13838 1994 43.31158 1995 43.48993 1996 43.82774 1997 43.8483 1998 43.71888 1999 43.6034 2000 43.87315 2001 44.09599 2002 43.91726 2003 44.46458 2004 44.47211 2005 44.815 2006 45.25229 2007 45.92671 2008 46.03655 2009 46.20758 2010 46.32793 2011 46.71158 2012 47.33629 2013 47.3633 2014 47.3039 2015 47.21372 2016 46.84979 2017 46.95678 2018 46.74869