Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 47.966 1992 48.027 1993 48.101 1994 48.18 1995 48.262 1996 48.287 1997 48.314 1998 48.345 1999 48.716 2000 49.085 2001 49.452 2002 49.81 2003 50.166 2004 50.526 2005 50.887 2006 51.249 2007 51.613 2008 51.98 2009 52.35 2010 52.724 2011 53.106 2012 53.497 2013 53.889 2014 54.281 2015 54.675 2016 55.069 2017 55.465 2018 55.864 2019 56.264 2020 55.733 2021 56.548 2022 56.346 2023 56.469