Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 45.198 1992 45.063 1993 44.962 1994 45.262 1995 45.57 1996 45.88 1997 46.188 1998 46.496 1999 46.804 2000 47.111 2001 47.416 2002 47.721 2003 48.017 2004 48.307 2005 48.594 2006 48.881 2007 49.165 2008 49.448 2009 49.73 2010 50.012 2011 50.294 2012 50.576 2013 51.481 2014 52.39 2015 53.303 2016 54.218 2017 55.137 2018 56.057 2019 56.09 2020 55.554 2021 56.177 2022 56.103 2023 56.305