Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 38.133 1992 40.469 1993 42.832 1994 45.214 1995 45.08 1996 44.946 1997 44.814 1998 44.688 1999 44.564 2000 44.442 2001 44.319 2002 44.193 2003 44.066 2004 43.941 2005 43.818 2006 43.695 2007 43.582 2008 43.486 2009 43.394 2010 43.304 2011 43.218 2012 43.121 2013 43.014 2014 42.91 2015 42.811 2016 42.712 2017 42.609 2018 42.507 2019 42.54 2020 42.151 2021 42.22 2022 42.584 2023 42.835