Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 44.702 1992 46.356 1993 46.898 1994 47.822 1995 48.232 1996 48.37 1997 48.113 1998 47.957 1999 47.743 2000 47.617 2001 47.427 2002 47.238 2003 46.997 2004 46.383 2005 45.791 2006 45.133 2007 44.324 2008 43.623 2009 43.077 2010 42.731 2011 42.384 2012 41.985 2013 41.589 2014 41.237 2015 40.872 2016 40.615 2017 40.464 2018 40.24 2019 39.998 2020 39.481 2021 39.651 2022 39.939 2023 39.92