Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 53.557 1992 53.357 1993 52.837 1994 52.515 1995 51.473 1996 50.866 1997 49.808 1998 49.549 1999 49.205 2000 49.953 2001 50.118 2002 48.806 2003 48.224 2004 47.52 2005 47.83 2006 46.689 2007 46.398 2008 46.75 2009 47.412 2010 48.3 2011 48.441 2012 48.833 2013 48.843 2014 49.224 2015 49.082 2016 49.087 2017 49.197 2018 49.274 2019 48.979 2020 48.69 2021 50.284 2022 51.316 2023 51.576