Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 39.632 1992 39.543 1993 39.526 1994 39.463 1995 39.438 1996 39.385 1997 38.972 1998 38.556 1999 38.143 2000 37.729 2001 37.314 2002 36.9 2003 36.485 2004 36.069 2005 34.847 2006 36.586 2007 38.345 2008 40.138 2009 41.958 2010 43.788 2011 45.621 2012 44.205 2013 42.801 2014 41.415 2015 39.885 2016 38.376 2017 38.407 2018 38.439 2019 38.453 2020 37.159 2021 37.068 2022 38.634 2023 39.149