Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 50.661 1992 50.703 1993 50.302 1994 50.149 1995 49.952 1996 50.012 1997 50.353 1998 50.108 1999 49.571 2000 49.232 2001 49.096 2002 48.5 2003 48.209 2004 48.207 2005 48.33 2006 48.439 2007 48.426 2008 48.403 2009 48.473 2010 48.376 2011 48.127 2012 48.064 2013 48.778 2014 49.207 2015 49.445 2016 50.246 2017 51.059 2018 52.407 2019 53.276 2020 53.126 2021 53.548 2022 54.199 2023 54.853