Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 31.691 1992 31.296 1993 30.714 1994 30.19 1995 29.804 1996 29.761 1997 29.713 1998 29.686 1999 29.657 2000 29.581 2001 29.53 2002 29.914 2003 30.255 2004 30.528 2005 30.797 2006 31.086 2007 31.077 2008 32.443 2009 32.862 2010 34.04 2011 34.024 2012 34.106 2013 33.994 2014 35.506 2015 35.433 2016 34.845 2017 35.409 2018 34.894 2019 36.947 2020 36.009 2021 39.63 2022 40.302 2023 40.53