Year % female 1970 33.38487 1971 33.36077 1972 33.47132 1973 33.57964 1974 33.82032 1975 33.86482 1976 34.08475 1977 33.25272 1978 33.10265 1979 33.07637 1980 33.9412 1981 33.62461 1982 34.62357 1983 35.28473 1984 36.15752 1985 36.26435 1986 37.20307 1987 37.35595 1988 37.72407 1989 38.07787 1990 38.24077 1991 38.7803 1992 39.33752 1993 39.75635 1994 39.97347 1995 41.17327 1996 41.74648 1997 42.38863 1998 43.02586 1999 43.5521 2000 44.07533 2001 44.20114 2002 44.50026 2003 44.5744 2004 43.79058 2005 44.27256 2006 44.2779 2007 44.54154 2008 45.06221 2009 45.07478 2010 45.68972 2011 46.18889 2012 46.40494 2013 46.44595 2014 46.66929 2015 47.1265 2016 47.2376 2017 47.63947 2018 47.70363