Year % female 1970 34.54454 1971 34.49548 1972 34.76235 1973 35.08336 1974 35.5648 1975 35.42233 1976 35.98882 1977 36.44633 1978 36.75589 1979 37.16134 1980 37.40126 1981 38.06019 1982 38.59533 1983 39.13945 1984 39.54303 1985 39.92689 1986 40.3317 1987 40.72269 1988 41.21046 1989 41.60103 1990 42.20231 1991 42.72759 1992 43.39376 1993 43.68444 1994 43.68522 1995 44.3553 1996 44.52729 1997 45.00744 1998 45.51702 1999 46.0552 2000 46.36702 2001 46.53072 2002 46.97585 2003 47.22916 2004 47.41423 2005 47.67874 2006 47.85505 2007 47.93864 2008 47.99428 2009 47.89419 2010 47.89499 2011 48.00858 2012 48.04139 2013 48.02681 2014 47.83626 2015 47.9989 2016 48.05563 2017 48.13987 2018 48.24162