Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 28.984 1992 29.606 1993 30.22 1994 30.842 1995 31.476 1996 32.126 1997 32.794 1998 33.494 1999 34.244 2000 35.045 2001 35.895 2002 36.728 2003 37.536 2004 38.256 2005 38.975 2006 39.769 2007 40.642 2008 41.594 2009 42.626 2010 43.601 2011 42.582 2012 42.818 2013 42.986 2014 42.994 2015 43.029 2016 43.222 2017 43.54 2018 44.067 2019 44.354 2020 43.484 2021 43.672 2022 43.853 2023 44.135