Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 52.506 1992 52.757 1993 53.136 1994 53.748 1995 54.356 1996 54.316 1997 54.22 1998 54.067 1999 53.92 2000 53.835 2001 53.9 2002 53.982 2003 54.08 2004 54.176 2005 54.254 2006 54.304 2007 54.336 2008 54.354 2009 54.372 2010 54.402 2011 54.424 2012 54.465 2013 54.515 2014 54.563 2015 54.602 2016 54.663 2017 54.705 2018 54.143 2019 51.846 2020 56.633 2021 52.498 2022 54.676 2023 55.067