Year % female 1971 42.4957 1972 42.27147 1973 42.09744 1974 42.25665 1975 42.3008 1976 42.10627 1977 42.45755 1978 43.2384 1979 43.21103 1980 42.99212 1981 42.42055 1982 42.4044 1983 42.84967 1984 43.08015 1985 43.36892 1986 43.2824 1987 43.8644 1988 43.89952 1989 44.15448 1990 44.19134 1991 44.33624 1992 44.74941 1993 44.95546 1994 45.78639 1995 46.16788 1996 46.4805 1997 46.53684 1998 46.97865 1999 47.31983 2000 47.45235 2001 47.50079 2002 47.5499 2003 47.59295 2004 47.81393 2005 48.00446 2006 48.14349 2007 48.17866 2008 48.21818 2009 48.31273 2010 47.82453 2011 47.83729 2012 47.93775 2013 47.84198 2014 47.951 2015 47.90091 2016 47.93998 2017 47.90316 2018 47.87706