Year % female 1971 41.44178 1972 41.29191 1973 42.49904 1974 43.64589 1975 44.33677 1976 45.25275 1977 46.25255 1978 47.28641 1979 47.23971 1980 48.33874 1981 47.62743 1982 47.30711 1983 47.02716 1984 46.38011 1985 47.18336 1986 47.27862 1987 47.66414 1988 49.09592 1989 49.21296 1990 49.67499 1996 50.35754 1998 49.6311 1999 48.9238 2000 48.51658 2001 48.7612 2002 49.40053 2003 49.20666 2004 48.98087 2005 48.85273 2006 50.21524 2007 50.2104 2008 50.33306 2009 50.50746 2010 50.55432 2011 50.51472 2012 50.50699 2013 49.99187 2014 49.69812 2015 50.262 2016 50.26755 2017 50.79189 2018 50.41822