Year % female 1970 36.43437 1971 36.39786 1972 36.72762 1973 37.08646 1974 37.33249 1975 37.81934 1976 38.30175 1977 38.83509 1978 39.32209 1979 40.28535 1980 40.78429 1981 41.25684 1982 41.58214 1983 41.91628 1984 42.37491 1985 42.80392 1986 43.22498 1987 43.53431 1988 43.6245 1989 44.10159 1990 44.43356 1991 44.57365 1992 44.94037 1993 45.11648 1994 45.14718 1995 45.36993 1996 44.55539 1997 45.34553 1998 45.51364 1999 45.72533 2000 45.93327 2001 46.16149 2002 46.35449 2003 46.48239 2004 46.56479 2005 46.57732 2006 46.64477 2007 46.79706 2008 46.9173 2009 46.97967 2010 47.03119 2011 46.90403 2012 47.19927 2013 47.47481 2014 47.68097 2015 47.75287 2016 47.83428 2017 47.79665 2018 47.82625