Year % female 1972 38.32666 1973 38.79567 1974 39.84686 1975 40.20143 1976 40.85133 1977 41.60253 1978 42.10144 1979 42.28957 1980 42.5587 1981 43.20089 1982 43.70014 1983 44.19937 1984 44.43853 1985 44.46479 1986 45.12973 1987 45.64134 1988 46.00728 1989 45.98735 1990 46.01338 1991 46.27682 1992 46.4158 1993 48.42416 1994 48.94049 1995 47.68193 1996 47.72619 1999 48.73107 2000 48.86358 2001 48.90194 2002 48.90499 2004 50.28206 2005 50.23692 2006 50.47241 2007 50.43676 2008 50.22121 2009 50.25065 2010 50.44136 2011 50.51477 2012 50.43786 2013 50.32932 2014 50.31492 2015 50.32556 2016 50.44968 2017 50.53808 2018 49.94967