Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 52.324 1992 52.472 1993 52.549 1994 52.589 1995 52.551 1996 52.997 1997 53.4 1998 53.429 1999 53.786 2000 54.197 2001 54.09 2002 54.651 2003 54.559 2004 54.934 2005 55.398 2006 55.904 2007 55.684 2008 55.966 2009 56.148 2010 56.064 2011 56.202 2012 56.41 2013 56.759 2014 57.015 2015 57.198 2016 57.495 2017 57.794 2018 58.034 2019 58.456 2020 58.607 2021 58.347 2022 58.134 2023 58.258