Year % female 1970 35.04117 1971 34.85726 1972 34.73888 1973 35.1183 1974 35.53422 1975 35.48813 1976 35.64458 1977 35.68284 1978 35.6427 1979 35.61593 1980 35.82305 1981 36.35798 1982 37.26205 1983 37.6975 1984 37.9155 1985 38.2348 1986 38.54411 1987 39.02718 1988 39.45104 1989 39.75149 1990 39.96453 1991 40.01001 1992 40.16647 1993 40.12175 1994 39.53224 1995 40.78294 1996 40.77986 1997 40.76455 1998 40.76057 1999 40.75021 2000 41.07189 2001 40.53721 2002 41.2358 2003 41.89242 2004 41.58173 2005 42.13521 2006 42.17491 2007 42.46439 2008 42.51292 2009 42.59494 2010 42.8611 2011 43.18306 2012 43.32706 2013 43.46753 2014 43.30865 2015 43.81298 2016 44.07258 2017 44.18438 2018 44.22324