Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 59.65 1992 59.703 1993 59.754 1994 59.807 1995 59.864 1996 59.922 1997 59.978 1998 60.033 1999 60.088 2000 60.131 2001 58.142 2002 54.456 2003 53.565 2004 52.665 2005 54.85 2006 55.247 2007 48.353 2008 50.871 2009 53.375 2010 56.472 2011 56.153 2012 56.27 2013 56.357 2014 56.446 2015 56.471 2016 56.449 2017 56.461 2018 56.365 2019 56.433 2020 55.501 2021 56.464 2022 56.499 2023 56.313