Year % female 1971 42.67396 1972 43.37304 1973 44.03956 1974 44.69998 1975 45.08389 1976 45.39591 1977 45.3351 1978 45.41955 1979 45.58465 1980 45.74307 1981 45.75879 1982 45.79534 1983 46.00271 1984 46.37593 1985 46.80031 1986 47.07385 1987 47.25902 1988 47.55299 1989 47.79039 1990 48.27538 1992 49.4218 1993 49.18137 1994 49.2213 1995 49.21701 1996 49.09198 1997 49.16822 1998 49.33207 1999 49.12975 2000 49.52104 2001 49.97231 2003 49.6822 2004 49.94796 2005 50.64681 2006 49.7517 2007 48.90852 2008 49.55038 2009 49.30165 2010 49.16639 2011 48.40399 2012 50.34245 2013 49.86018 2014 49.84898 2015 49.70154