Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 46.494 1992 47.634 1993 48.844 1994 49.664 1995 48.938 1996 49.718 1997 50.951 1998 51.462 1999 50.666 2000 50.359 2001 49.389 2002 47.156 2003 48.535 2004 49.954 2005 49.094 2006 49.735 2007 48.899 2008 48.063 2009 48.788 2010 47.693 2011 47.949 2012 48.056 2013 47.65 2014 47.429 2015 47.512 2016 47.598 2017 47.685 2018 49.165 2019 50.02 2020 46.506 2021 50.283 2022 50.366 2023 50.84