Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 50.363 1992 50.503 1993 50.711 1994 50.92 1995 51.135 1996 51.338 1997 51.484 1998 51.591 1999 51.711 2000 51.845 2001 51.951 2002 52.073 2003 52.201 2004 52.324 2005 52.433 2006 52.511 2007 52.571 2008 52.614 2009 51.273 2010 47.029 2011 49.74 2012 49.291 2013 49.778 2014 49.508 2015 50.99 2016 51.116 2017 52.293 2018 51.677 2019 52.042 2020 48.696 2021 49.638 2022 50.887 2023 52.382