Year % female 1971 42.39834 1972 43.22697 1973 44.17793 1974 45.06701 1975 45.43444 1976 45.77373 1977 45.65469 1978 45.6452 1979 45.7761 1980 45.85329 1981 45.86495 1982 45.95256 1983 46.22391 1984 46.60217 1985 46.99527 1986 47.26617 1987 47.38628 1988 47.67717 1989 47.91586 1990 48.38495 1991 49.07215 1992 49.52819 1993 49.36626 1994 49.31412 1995 49.31839 1996 49.28986 1997 49.3507 1998 49.46668 1999 49.60907 2000 49.70617 2001 50.16617 2002 50.0479 2003 50.16613 2004 50.14689 2005 50.61242 2006 50.67939 2007 49.63463 2008 50.21008 2009 49.97787 2010 50.0182 2011 49.42106 2012 50.15789 2013 50.16815 2014 50.14571 2015 49.48672 2016 49.11641 2017 48.91556 2018 48.59136