Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 43.538 1992 44.845 1993 45.301 1994 48.636 1995 49.391 1996 48.832 1997 48.728 1998 49.343 1999 49.514 2000 49.406 2001 49.36 2002 50.605 2003 50.783 2004 50.639 2005 51.458 2006 52.145 2007 52.99 2008 53.507 2009 54.189 2010 54.285 2011 54.617 2012 55.114 2013 55.379 2014 55.422 2015 55.466 2016 56.016 2017 56.016 2018 56.059 2019 56.15 2020 55.902 2021 56.099 2022 56.555 2023 56.748