Year % female 1970 33.21251 1971 33.44931 1972 33.72482 1973 34.08376 1974 34.62555 1975 35.50836 1976 35.87446 1977 35.92673 1978 36.2855 1979 36.55221 1980 36.78102 1981 37.11346 1982 37.1625 1983 38.4228 1984 37.85444 1985 38.1477 1986 38.67212 1987 39.00491 1988 39.36793 1989 39.77752 1990 40.15072 1991 40.56342 1992 40.93291 1993 41.24589 1994 41.78522 1995 42.08083 1996 42.409 1997 43.05632 1998 43.71447 1999 44.32034 2000 44.57484 2001 44.78271 2002 45.21326 2003 46.01187 2004 46.01512 2005 46.25632 2006 46.4533 2007 46.7862 2008 47.08864 2009 47.59433 2010 47.71234 2011 47.87843 2012 47.97526 2013 48.58917 2014 48.7241 2015 48.67944 2016 48.82653 2017 48.91638 2018 48.99421