Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 46.284 1992 46.059 1993 45.827 1994 45.594 1995 45.368 1996 45.152 1997 44.942 1998 44.735 1999 44.533 2000 44.333 2001 44.13 2002 43.924 2003 42.769 2004 43.569 2005 42.563 2006 42.753 2007 45.145 2008 45.746 2009 46.716 2010 46.143 2011 44.614 2012 44.537 2013 44.579 2014 46.416 2015 46.86 2016 45.409 2017 45.543 2018 45.476 2019 45.139 2020 44.638 2021 45.746 2022 46.798 2023 47.929