Year % female 1971 42.54479 1972 43.32261 1973 43.6173 1974 43.94681 1975 44.14169 1976 44.53193 1977 44.80551 1978 44.9278 1979 45.26304 1980 45.41825 1981 45.45851 1982 45.55138 1983 45.53524 1984 45.57803 1985 45.50522 1986 45.61141 1987 45.77519 1988 45.85092 1989 45.87892 1990 45.95451 1991 46.03421 1992 47.67945 1994 47.10167 1995 47.11376 1996 45.91354 1997 46.25341 1998 45.11364 1999 44.86586 2000 45.74368 2001 46.15645 2002 45.93021 2003 45.69568 2004 45.78869 2005 45.24648 2006 45.24646 2007 45.88013 2008 45.87267 2009 46.05535 2010 46.00207 2011 46.16698 2012 46.35875 2014 46.75854 2015 46.95594 2016 47.00528 2017 46.99812 2018 47.0142