Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 51.751 1992 52.82 1993 52.9 1994 54.314 1995 55.017 1996 54.678 1997 55.71 1998 55.283 1999 54.255 2000 53.964 2001 53.748 2002 53.798 2003 53.65 2004 53.398 2005 52.708 2006 52.178 2007 51.688 2008 51.091 2009 50.893 2010 50.592 2011 50.143 2012 49.859 2013 49.633 2014 49.433 2015 49.333 2016 49.246 2017 49.161 2018 49.09 2019 49.025 2020 47.642 2021 47.574 2022 49.05 2023 49.354