Year % female 1970 26.014310836792 1971 27.0677795410156 1972 29.3649406433105 1973 30.2797107696533 1974 31.1040191650391 1975 32.6517601013184 1976 34.8451995849609 1978 36.5462303161621 1979 37.1800994873047 1981 37.1692008972168 1982 38.7552299499512 1986 39.3161087036133 1987 39.4762496948242 1988 40.5036010742188 1989 41.0002784729004 1990 41.2658805847168 1991 40.4974784851074 1992 41.465461730957 1994 43.1588096618652 1995 43.2009887695312 1996 43.6568908691406 1997 43.6808700561523 1998 44.0613594055176 1999 45.2685394287109 2001 45.2036018371582 2002 46.0854187011719 2003 46.0317306518555 2004 47.062068939209 2005 47.9264984130859 2006 48.2841911315918 2007 49.0112609863281 2008 50.2550582885742 2009 49.0625686645508 2010 50.4570198059082 2012 51.5981788635254 2013 51.8420791625977 2014 51.4576606750488 2015 52.0377883911133 2016 51.2911605834961 2017 51.2120208740234 2018 50.3632888793945 2019 49.6825981140137 2020 49.219970703125 2021 48.8427085876465 2022 48.5040016174316