Year % female 1971 49.64724 1976 50.13994 1977 49.74494 1978 50.43241 1979 49.95825 1980 52.22835 1981 52.17583 1982 53.48233 1983 52.61788 1984 52.25311 1985 52.16677 1987 47.01362 1988 46.63066 1989 46.55241 1990 46.38096 1991 46.03778 1992 45.51143 1993 49.44877 1994 49.96435 1995 48.84511 1996 49.12082 1997 49.70758 1998 52.68105 1999 56.8171 2000 57.04586 2001 56.78175 2002 55.14685 2003 53.31161 2004 53.6194 2005 43.65659 2006 43.88879 2007 44.11511 2008 44.22448 2009 44.10491 2010 43.82294 2011 43.88222 2012 43.08545 2013 50.17364 2014 49.82657 2015 51.29591 2016 51.20237 2017 51.46326