Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 42.709 1992 42.776 1993 42.631 1994 42.831 1995 42.551 1996 42.257 1997 42.266 1998 42.198 1999 42.13 2000 41.866 2001 41.622 2002 41.49 2003 41.36 2004 41.236 2005 41.134 2006 41.106 2007 40.951 2008 40.953 2009 41.136 2010 41.155 2011 41.063 2012 41.237 2013 41.299 2014 41.342 2015 41.245 2016 41.044 2017 41.044 2018 41.134 2019 41.062 2020 40.683 2021 40.98 2022 41.342 2023 41.404