Year % female 1970 28.77996 1971 29.00778 1972 27.51032 1973 28.64342 1974 30.3673 1975 31.33756 1976 34.31022 1977 33.98173 1978 34.00291 1979 34.89623 1981 34.87762 1982 34.70342 1983 35.2418 1985 37.19231 1986 38.42494 1987 39.52573 1988 40.94661 1989 42.2829 1991 43.00418 1992 43.50408 1993 43.59367 1994 44.09766 1995 44.4498 1996 45.84665 1997 44.35805 2010 44.76647 2014 48.76969 2015 49.47021 2016 49.86364 2017 50.25993 2018 50.82547