Year % female 1970 42.10998 1971 42.09364 1972 42.12146 1973 42.10093 1974 42.06183 1975 43.20799 1976 43.84907 1977 44.05537 1978 44.04834 1979 44.06519 1980 44.12498 1981 44.138 1982 44.06661 1983 43.98003 1984 44.13042 1985 44.29998 1986 44.74266 1987 44.93878 1988 45.04541 1989 45.09894 1990 45.24112 1991 45.49736 1992 45.6797 1993 45.84396 1994 45.94895 1995 46.0062 1996 46.06495 1997 46.19775 1998 46.23076 1999 46.31665 2000 46.35762 2001 46.44423 2002 46.45913 2003 47.02521 2004 46.98545 2005 47.04979 2006 47.12993 2007 47.19422 2008 47.3846 2009 47.48173 2010 47.54916 2011 47.58537 2012 47.68455 2013 48.16726 2014 48.17655 2015 48.22523 2016 48.477 2017 48.42442 2018 48.39372