Year % female 1970 38.16109 1971 38.40277 1972 38.86127 1973 39.24492 1974 39.78721 1975 40.15298 1976 40.36445 1977 41.25657 1978 41.94462 1979 42.53903 1980 43.02914 1981 43.39535 1982 43.95202 1983 43.79212 1984 43.85528 1985 43.82946 1986 44.00055 1987 44.41773 1988 43.74519 1989 44.41385 1990 44.00584 1991 44.26864 1992 44.28584 1993 44.23177 1994 44.47103 1995 44.3273 1996 44.4686 1997 44.53691 1998 44.47168 1999 44.73198 2000 44.92129 2001 45.10263 2002 45.01807 2003 45.29819 2004 45.13665 2005 45.64385 2006 45.97311 2007 46.23046 2008 46.44843 2009 46.69014 2010 46.90547 2011 46.91684 2012 47.30606 2013 47.50763 2014 47.68058 2015 47.90974 2016 47.83241 2017 47.87592 2018 47.86925