Year % female 1971 28.51261 1972 28.79445 1973 29.57975 1974 30.46807 1976 31.47197 1977 31.51515 1978 31.49517 1979 32.22939 1980 32.48058 1982 34.32304 1983 34.82285 1984 35.10456 1986 35.21368 1987 35.54596 1988 35.97043 1989 36.50062 1990 36.99364 1991 37.44795 1992 37.99216 1993 38.4487 1994 39.23948 1995 38.98477 1997 39.92676 1999 40.04685 2000 41.49765 2001 41.51274 2002 41.42476 2003 41.51017 2004 42.92518 2005 44.74863 2006 44.97135 2007 45.2718 2008 46.14099 2009 46.93382 2010 47.01785 2011 47.03763 2012 47.82478 2013 48.31819 2014 48.41458 2015 48.40957 2016 48.43019 2017 47.79338