Year % female 1970 39.53977 1971 39.59136 1972 39.97263 1973 40.1483 1974 40.45369 1975 40.58113 1976 40.76936 1977 41.15908 1978 41.67738 1979 41.84029 1980 42.20387 1981 42.46341 1982 43.30766 1983 43.45885 1984 43.67886 1985 43.39361 1986 43.59091 1987 44.08206 1988 43.80662 1989 43.95542 1990 44.04922 1991 44.25582 1992 44.36979 1993 44.4349 1994 44.47141 1995 44.00944 1996 43.82776 1997 44.01956 1998 44.08747 1999 44.71782 2000 44.99248 2001 45.1456 2002 45.18067 2003 45.46474 2004 45.39478 2005 46.10022 2006 46.49501 2007 46.63612 2008 46.89412 2009 47.21176 2010 47.41034 2011 47.55332 2012 47.67172 2013 47.78038 2014 47.811 2015 48.0141 2016 48.10503 2017 48.1499 2018 48.13873