Year % female 1970 39.45443 1971 39.44092 1972 39.57367 1973 40.12769 1974 40.79016 1975 41.9564 1976 43.19384 1977 44.27401 1978 45.62104 1979 46.41334 1980 47.0697 1981 47.68648 1982 48.32047 1983 49.07357 1984 49.39672 1985 49.85016 1986 50.04671 1987 49.834 1988 49.74344 1989 49.54869 1990 49.53433 1991 49.36901 1992 49.10742 1993 49.17206 1994 49.35085 1995 49.40537 1996 49.45991 1997 49.62751 1998 49.70323 1999 49.8867 2000 49.5147 2001 49.31272 2002 48.97433 2003 48.71953 2004 48.80406 2005 48.87143 2006 49.09881 2007 49.31816 2008 49.34457 2009 49.66846 2010 50.07582 2011 50.45235 2012 50.16171 2013 50.60338 2014 50.77531 2015 50.83528 2016 50.62297 2017 50.31895 2018 50.09162