Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 45.78 1992 46.054 1993 45.823 1994 45.828 1995 46.31 1996 47.257 1997 47.923 1998 48.332 1999 49.137 2000 49.204 2001 50.449 2002 52.319 2003 53.072 2004 53.066 2005 52.509 2006 51.872 2007 51.094 2008 51.66 2009 52.672 2010 52.597 2011 51.245 2012 51.476 2013 51.496 2014 51.485 2015 51.553 2016 51.751 2017 51.733 2018 51.681 2019 51.759 2020 50.973 2021 51.219 2022 50.9 2023 50.888