Year % female 1970 41.66326 1971 41.63574 1972 41.59291 1973 41.58466 1974 41.89674 1975 42.19303 1976 41.98557 1977 42.12605 1978 42.5548 1979 42.86475 1980 42.61643 1981 42.2879 1982 42.08998 1983 42.68798 1984 42.34873 1985 42.07052 1986 42.72818 1987 42.9928 1988 43.19272 1989 43.45525 1990 43.73556 1991 43.98332 1992 44.30597 1993 44.47131 1994 44.83687 1995 45.05132 1996 45.23689 1997 45.61327 1998 46.01844 1999 46.37654 2000 46.49449 2001 46.58222 2002 46.82324 2003 47.2387 2004 47.33276 2005 47.39537 2006 47.52463 2007 47.69656 2008 47.82522 2009 48.16856 2010 48.18189 2011 48.28487 2012 48.35924 2013 48.87456 2014 48.88625 2015 48.71508 2016 48.77964 2017 48.74524 2018 48.77774