Year % of female population ages 15+ (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 33.427 1992 34.717 1993 34.978 1994 35.71 1995 36.413 1996 37.724 1997 37.746 1998 39.601 1999 40.11 2000 40.089 2001 39.322 2002 39.847 2003 40.425 2004 41.601 2005 41.77 2006 42.085 2007 41.914 2008 41.909 2009 42.895 2010 43.514 2011 43.329 2012 43.673 2013 43.551 2014 43.984 2015 44.531 2016 44.602 2017 44.354 2018 43.928 2019 44.08 2020 43.268 2021 43.858 2022 45.006 2023 45.188