Year % female 1971 28.27188 1972 29.35512 1974 32.13989 1975 32.4525 1976 34.32153 1977 35.095 1978 36.17985 1979 37.0194 1980 37.48402 1981 37.71939 1982 38.46573 1983 39.21485 1984 39.58873 1985 39.47902 1986 39.04262 1987 39.19387 1988 38.94139 1989 38.96161 1990 40.82167 1991 41.24778 1992 41.01035 1993 41.36654 1994 41.48955 1995 41.88266 1996 41.96858 1997 42.35133 1998 42.87252 1999 43.35927 2000 43.67043 2001 43.82648 2002 44.04025 2003 44.51699 2004 44.82696 2005 45.23656 2006 45.55294 2007 45.71359 2008 45.59052 2009 45.51286 2010 45.58686 2011 45.28152 2012 44.97206 2017 45.99789 2018 46.56576