Year % female 1970 42.35133 1971 42.6825 1972 42.39129 1973 42.20457 1974 42.40183 1975 42.43706 1976 42.23411 1977 42.5904 1978 43.39292 1979 43.36465 1980 43.15282 1981 42.55234 1982 42.46233 1983 42.89666 1984 43.09454 1985 43.43237 1986 43.54067 1987 43.80344 1988 43.87233 1989 44.11612 1990 44.52711 1991 44.76247 1992 45.21571 1993 45.41959 1994 45.89985 1995 46.2047 1996 46.44425 1997 46.66637 1998 47.06852 1999 47.33861 2000 47.49759 2001 47.54714 2002 47.65367 2003 47.69959 2004 47.82675 2005 47.91859 2006 48.04008 2007 48.13655 2008 48.22345 2009 48.37491 2010 48.50801 2011 48.56514 2012 48.71294 2013 48.72873 2014 48.82801 2015 48.62007 2016 48.76338 2017 48.80488 2018 48.87815