Year % female 1970 35.59416 1971 35.38426 1972 35.267 1973 35.54645 1974 35.88601 1975 35.86227 1976 35.98682 1977 36.03348 1978 35.9495 1979 35.94467 1980 36.08062 1981 36.63838 1982 37.61972 1983 38.15293 1984 38.41118 1985 38.72692 1986 39.11027 1987 39.59414 1988 40.02708 1989 40.30591 1990 40.51264 1991 40.52821 1992 40.69541 1993 40.63387 1994 40.11549 1995 41.51428 1996 41.43128 1997 41.52743 1998 41.34943 1999 41.25457 2000 41.54329 2001 40.90474 2002 41.62662 2003 42.27351 2004 41.9075 2005 42.52578 2006 42.52035 2007 42.80198 2008 42.88637 2009 42.93895 2010 43.27666 2011 43.61266 2012 43.75596 2013 43.89737 2014 43.75231 2015 44.23802 2016 44.53234 2017 44.64073 2018 44.68066