Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 43.596 1992 44.052 1993 44.562 1994 44.387 1995 44.857 1996 44.855 1997 45.144 1998 45.325 1999 45.043 2000 43.34 2001 42.925 2002 42.516 2003 42.114 2004 41.719 2005 41.332 2006 38.396 2007 37.767 2008 39.378 2009 40.856 2010 42.587 2011 39.618 2012 38.236 2013 43.347 2014 45.943 2015 46.493 2016 45.854 2017 45.706 2018 50.317 2019 47.061 2020 47.515 2021 49.404 2022 49.703 2023 49.883