Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 48.866 1992 49.262 1993 48.936 1994 48.341 1995 48.278 1996 48.544 1997 48.517 1998 48.832 1999 48.027 2000 47.743 2001 48.422 2002 47.8 2003 46.51 2004 47.423 2005 49.449 2006 50.007 2007 49.715 2008 49.719 2009 49.991 2010 49.588 2011 49.635 2012 49.479 2013 49.069 2014 48.66 2015 48.253 2016 47.85 2017 46.346 2018 45.237 2019 42.101 2020 38.561 2021 38.92 2022 37.82 2023 39.298