Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 54.458 1992 54.485 1993 54.53 1994 54.584 1995 54.642 1996 54.768 1997 54.891 1998 55.011 1999 55.132 2000 55.252 2001 55.279 2002 55.311 2003 55.344 2004 55.372 2005 55.39 2006 55.378 2007 55.369 2008 55.363 2009 55.364 2010 55.375 2011 55.385 2012 55.41 2013 55.45 2014 55.505 2015 55.574 2016 55.648 2017 55.735 2018 55.834 2019 55.946 2020 55.414 2021 55.896 2022 56.019 2023 56.137