Meta Analysis: Performances by Sex
This table gives the numbers of performances for men and women by year, for all venues. Grand prix and stage races are not included. The ratio of men to women (M/F) dropped dramatically during the 1970's and has stabilized since the mid 1980's.
Year Men Wmn M/F
All 516,174 332,372 1.55
2011 25,368 20,303 1.25
2010 25,491 19,082 1.34
2009 25,655 18,122 1.36
2008 24,210 18,320 1.32
2007 24,022 17,520 1.37
2006 23,744 17,381 1.37
2005 24,424 17,293 1.41
2004 24,537 17,352 1.41
2003 23,125 16,328 1.42
2002 23,138 16,125 1.43
2001 21,832 15,391 1.42
2000 20,788 14,846 1.40
1999 17,933 13,226 1.36
1998 15,671 11,508 1.36
1997 13,198 9,855 1.34
1996 11,752 8,752 1.34
1995 9,746 7,621 1.26
1994 8,811 6,355 1.39
1993 8,629 5,626 1.48
1992 8,474 5,877 1.44
1991 8,310 5,716 1.45
1990 7,978 5,150 1.55
1989 6,948 4,503 1.54
1988 6,302 4,312 1.46
1987 6,452 4,349 1.48
1986 5,776 3,867 1.49
1985 6,838 4,473 1.53
1984 6,891 4,403 1.57
1983 6,981 4,240 1.65
1982 5,562 2,870 1.94
1981 5,136 2,515 2.04
1980 4,593 1,927 2.38
1979 5,533 1,976 2.80
1978 5,276 1,470 3.59
1977 3,990 965 4.13
1976 3,213 634 5.07
1975 3,033 513 5.91
1974 3,285 493 6.66
1973 3,057 375 8.15
1972 2,824 230 12.28
1971 2,447 147 16.65
1970 2,011 75 26.8
1969 1,540 26 59.2
1968 1,543 15 102.9
1967 2,101 16 131.3
1966 2,201 8 275
1965 1,900 1
1964 1,947 2
1963 1,469 5 294
1962 1,354 2
1961 1,246 1
1960 1,170 6 195
1959 1,050 1
1958 643 1
1957 381 1
1956 423 1
1955 356
1954 320
1953 384
1952 412
1951 290
1950 155
1949 154
1948 140
1947 120
1946 98
1945 51
1944 40
1943 49
1942 55
1941 63
1940 94
1939 87
1938 132
1937 113
1936 141
1935 136
1934 130
1933 112
1932 138
1931 116
1930 116
1929 87
1928 154
1927 107
1926 92
1925 82
1924 91
1923 84
1922 57
1921 48
1920 67
1919 35
1918 30
1917 37
1916 45
1915 33
1914 57
1913 53
1912 66
1911 49
1910 6
1909 14
1908 5
1907 3
1906 4
1905 2
1904
1903
1902
1901
1900
1899
1898
1897 1
Last Updated on 01 Jan 2012