Year % female 1971 28.8726 1972 30.65358 1973 31.88227 1974 34.55794 1975 34.08417 1976 32.57059 1977 32.99683 1978 34.49864 1979 35.85632 1980 41.60494 1981 43.94766 1982 43.37898 1983 43.96666 1984 46.35564 1985 47.74082 1986 49.56726 1987 52.21403 1988 50.5192 1989 51.4527 1990 52.08066 1991 53.08537 1992 53.40017 1993 53.42342 1994 51.92945 1995 53.56839 1996 53.49782 1997 51.37363 1998 50.60399 1999 49.12504 2000 48.99036 2001 48.8701 2002 48.19034 2003 47.61595 2004 46.88856 2005 46.40952 2006 45.9297 2007 45.98634 2008 45.56075 2009 45.33732 2010 45.16106 2011 44.47422 2012 43.77762 2013 43.26037 2014 42.92178 2015 42.43298 2016 41.6213 2017 41.34715