Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 39.346 1992 39.592 1993 39.754 1994 39.953 1995 40.274 1996 40.36 1997 40.632 1998 40.99 1999 41.227 2000 41.418 2001 41.508 2002 41.746 2003 41.866 2004 42.078 2005 41.981 2006 41.893 2007 41.814 2008 41.745 2009 41.686 2010 41.637 2011 40.139 2012 45.026 2013 39.727 2014 40.023 2015 38.484 2016 39.568 2017 38.699 2018 38.449 2019 37.154 2020 36.87 2021 38.352 2022 40.544 2023 40.825