Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 24.5 1992 25.353 1993 26.246 1994 27.175 1995 28.128 1996 29.112 1997 29.058 1998 29.002 1999 28.935 2000 28.859 2001 28.779 2002 28.701 2003 28.627 2004 28.562 2005 28.508 2006 28.465 2007 28.43 2008 28.402 2009 28.382 2010 28.304 2011 28.229 2012 28.37 2013 28.443 2014 28.526 2015 28.585 2016 28.636 2017 28.705 2018 28.767 2019 28.794 2020 28.532 2021 28.842 2022 28.666 2023 27.874