Year % female 1971 30.63594 1972 30.89389 1973 31.25483 1974 31.87609 1975 33.10738 1976 33.18438 1977 32.27766 1978 32.40566 1979 32.52948 1980 33.29241 1981 34.50033 1982 35.24528 1983 36.08541 1984 37.47036 1985 37.95316 1986 38.48074 1987 38.81942 1989 38.73875 1992 40.67516 1993 41.44887 1994 42.07033 1995 42.62679 1996 43.64444 1997 44.28937 1998 45.03027 1999 45.72961 2000 46.41691 2001 47.30057 2002 47.3116 2003 49.15286 2004 49.89132 2005 50.41223 2006 50.79191 2007 50.82465 2008 51.15353 2009 50.69848 2010 50.28535 2011 50.55822 2012 50.7165 2013 50.68312 2014 50.94779 2015 51.21583 2016 51.38358 2017 51.56172 2018 51.81304