Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 41.082 1992 40.743 1993 41.105 1994 42.428 1995 43.075 1996 43.585 1997 43.679 1998 43.781 1999 43.936 2000 44.181 2001 44.541 2002 45.029 2003 45.632 2004 45.935 2005 46.099 2006 46.04 2007 46.061 2008 46.281 2009 46.694 2010 47.285 2011 48.035 2012 48.792 2013 49.411 2014 49.667 2015 49.617 2016 49.447 2017 49.444 2018 49.046 2019 48.652 2020 46.065 2021 46.706 2022 47.444 2023 47.6