Year % female 1970 41.78919 1971 41.76079 1972 41.74651 1973 41.7444 1974 42.01101 1975 42.2151 1976 42.14642 1977 42.23698 1978 42.65474 1979 43.05748 1980 42.81501 1981 42.55245 1982 42.41334 1983 42.99528 1984 42.68812 1985 42.29139 1986 42.8906 1987 43.24085 1988 43.40972 1989 43.65925 1990 43.76106 1991 43.93972 1992 44.1717 1993 44.3073 1994 44.82145 1995 45.04193 1996 45.24422 1997 45.50377 1998 45.92205 1999 46.2754 2000 46.36727 2001 46.43797 2002 46.62152 2003 47.02091 2004 47.13071 2005 47.27916 2006 47.43087 2007 47.59322 2008 47.70197 2009 48.00301 2010 47.74504 2011 47.80397 2012 47.85744 2013 48.24664 2014 48.29303 2015 48.19379 2016 48.24049 2017 48.11102 2018 48.10305