Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 46.625 1992 46.707 1993 46.778 1994 46.863 1995 46.968 1996 47.059 1997 47.171 1998 47.3 1999 47.858 2000 48.436 2001 49.087 2002 49.74 2003 50.396 2004 51.052 2005 51.71 2006 52.367 2007 53.428 2008 54.487 2009 55.543 2010 52.652 2011 53.319 2012 53.987 2013 54.654 2014 55.32 2015 55.983 2016 56.642 2017 57.298 2018 57.95 2019 58.6 2020 56.981 2021 59.263 2022 59.906 2023 59.879