Year % female 1970 36.54289 1971 36.50568 1972 36.83311 1973 37.18786 1974 37.43216 1975 37.91219 1976 38.388 1977 38.91544 1978 39.39726 1979 40.35313 1980 40.84555 1981 41.31461 1982 41.63601 1983 41.96696 1984 42.42155 1985 42.84746 1986 43.26494 1987 43.57139 1988 43.66045 1989 44.13388 1990 44.46405 1991 44.6024 1992 44.96752 1993 45.14281 1994 45.17352 1995 45.39602 1996 44.59004 1997 45.37732 1998 45.54603 1999 45.75798 2000 45.96417 2001 46.1922 2002 46.38304 2003 46.50949 2004 46.59021 2005 46.59977 2006 46.669 2007 46.81903 2008 46.93704 2009 46.99936 2010 47.04634 2011 46.92314 2012 47.21358 2013 47.49158 2014 47.6926 2015 47.76535 2016 47.84623 2017 47.80798 2018 47.83834