Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 52.347 1992 52.342 1993 52.336 1994 52.579 1995 52.327 1996 51.818 1997 51.816 1998 51.952 1999 52.104 2000 51.628 2001 51.264 2002 50.924 2003 50.782 2004 50.523 2005 50.617 2006 50.535 2007 49.758 2008 49.325 2009 49.547 2010 49.325 2011 49.468 2012 50.04 2013 50.918 2014 50.86 2015 51.244 2016 51.86 2017 52.283 2018 52.775 2019 52.59 2020 51.816 2021 51.965 2022 52.221 2023 51.921