Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 34.259 1992 35.024 1993 35.865 1994 36.389 1995 37.628 1996 37.699 1997 39.659 1998 39.338 1999 38.551 2000 38.891 2001 38.256 2002 38.335 2003 39.003 2004 40.135 2005 41.191 2006 42.37 2007 42.742 2008 42.569 2009 43.054 2010 42.9 2011 43.281 2012 44.319 2013 44.297 2014 43.338 2015 43.77 2016 43.808 2017 43.42 2018 43.911 2019 45.34 2020 41.49 2021 44.347 2022 45.766 2023 46.8