Year % female 1971 39.45844 1972 40.14976 1973 40.60075 1974 40.81548 1975 41.38 1976 42.10313 1977 42.62266 1978 43.23364 1979 44.09083 1980 45.07907 1981 45.8693 1982 46.2405 1983 46.34632 1984 46.56535 1985 46.79225 1986 46.80443 1987 47.00781 1988 46.53728 1989 46.4698 1990 46.49774 1991 46.55132 1992 46.64595 1993 46.92216 1994 47.0201 1995 47.29456 1996 47.26296 1997 47.51345 1998 47.48595 1999 47.61122 2000 47.58023 2001 47.47943 2002 47.34487 2003 47.30884 2004 47.29207 2005 47.26635 2006 47.06991 2007 46.99308 2008 47.08865 2009 47.21343 2010 47.38369 2011 47.54309 2012 47.80231 2013 48.00525 2014 48.18849 2015 48.29446 2016 48.36884 2017 48.46205