Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 71.533 1992 71.587 1993 71.655 1994 71.715 1995 71.737 1996 71.771 1997 71.798 1998 71.815 1999 71.836 2000 71.88 2001 71.859 2002 71.85 2003 71.854 2004 71.859 2005 71.85 2006 71.834 2007 71.819 2008 71.805 2009 71.8 2010 71.809 2011 71.813 2012 71.827 2013 71.855 2014 71.892 2015 71.937 2016 71.981 2017 72.032 2018 72.09 2019 72.152 2020 71.463 2021 72.04 2022 72.145 2023 72.421