Year % female 1971 47.78378 1976 51.23058 1977 51.0211 1978 51.1151 1979 51.01391 1980 51.0589 1981 51.12134 1982 51.34727 1983 51.47218 1984 51.67784 1985 51.48965 1987 51.2334 1988 50.99265 1989 51.57704 1990 51.89014 1991 52.11842 1992 52.38736 1993 53.62718 1994 52.9809 1995 53.81125 1996 54.29152 1997 54.66085 1998 54.90967 1999 53.42464 2000 53.53652 2001 53.34208 2002 52.78897 2003 52.69232 2004 47.9201 2005 50.41196 2006 50.35992 2007 50.35219 2008 50.45042 2009 50.51428 2010 50.55379 2011 50.50295 2012 50.16925 2013 52.28263 2014 52.25597 2015 51.7298 2016 51.06696 2017 49.68928