Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 38.325 1992 38.429 1993 38.502 1994 38.562 1995 38.64 1996 38.634 1997 38.632 1998 38.618 1999 38.582 2000 38.539 2001 36.089 2002 37.67 2003 40.933 2004 39.535 2005 40.933 2006 41.184 2007 40.167 2008 41.073 2009 41.515 2010 43.048 2011 42.147 2012 42.556 2013 44.466 2014 44.717 2015 45.85 2016 44.874 2017 45.157 2018 45.055 2019 45.864 2020 42.594 2021 40.429 2022 42.337 2023 43.01