Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 49.962 1992 49.943 1993 49.927 1994 49.926 1995 49.948 1996 50.009 1997 50.105 1998 50.21 1999 50.3 2000 50.371 2001 50.424 2002 50.479 2003 50.519 2004 50.54 2005 50.551 2006 50.609 2007 50.677 2008 50.735 2009 50.785 2010 50.839 2011 50.873 2012 50.927 2013 50.984 2014 51.036 2015 51.093 2016 51.108 2017 51.158 2018 51.213 2019 51.267 2020 48.722 2021 49.661 2022 51.109 2023 51.579