Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 46.824 1992 47.246 1993 47.718 1994 47.924 1995 48.17 1996 48.558 1997 48.242 1998 48.561 1999 48.899 2000 49.07 2001 48.869 2002 49.072 2003 50.315 2004 50.129 2005 50.351 2006 50.412 2007 50.762 2008 50.948 2009 51.358 2010 51.374 2011 51.269 2012 51.505 2013 51.728 2014 51.637 2015 51.64 2016 51.625 2017 51.311 2018 51.43 2019 51.256 2020 50.626 2021 52.204 2022 52.524 2023 52.782