Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 48.426 1992 48.387 1993 48.318 1994 48.289 1995 48.245 1996 48.185 1997 48.073 1998 47.966 1999 47.858 2000 47.75 2001 47.641 2002 47.529 2003 47.462 2004 47.392 2005 47.323 2006 47.256 2007 47.193 2008 47.573 2009 47.952 2010 48.331 2011 48.708 2012 49.086 2013 49.092 2014 49.107 2015 49.174 2016 49.265 2017 49.359 2018 49.457 2019 49.551 2020 49.088 2021 49.607 2022 49.591 2023 49.423