Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 25.464 1992 25.761 1993 26.061 1994 26.366 1995 26.675 1996 26.988 1997 27.303 1998 27.62 1999 27.941 2000 28.263 2001 28.171 2002 28.1 2003 28.024 2004 27.946 2005 27.867 2006 27.784 2007 27.697 2008 27.611 2009 27.53 2010 27.455 2011 27.386 2012 27.322 2013 27.113 2014 26.882 2015 26.651 2016 26.42 2017 26.189 2018 26.225 2019 26.263 2020 26.007 2021 26.08 2022 26.222 2023 26.408