Year % female 1971 32.92455 1972 33.58768 1973 36.18915 1974 37.32837 1975 37.73144 1976 38.61586 1977 39.0481 1978 38.87116 1979 39.37317 1980 39.32911 1981 39.43681 1982 38.4675 1983 39.20719 1984 40.04541 1985 40.965 1986 41.83932 1987 42.75768 1988 44.06053 1989 44.45716 1990 44.58989 1991 45.62455 1992 44.96838 1993 44.9873 1995 44.38575 1996 45.78616 1997 45.64845 1998 44.87667 1999 44.12862 2000 44.4239 2001 44.39636 2002 43.94968 2003 44.60043 2004 45.42927 2005 46.18526 2006 47.65087 2007 48.17929 2008 48.7271 2009 49.16094 2010 49.67006 2011 50.10443 2012 50.30235 2013 50.36854 2014 50.67554 2015 50.58145 2016 50.40497 2017 50.19921 2018 50.11885