Year % of female labor force (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 22.084 1992 22.493 1993 23.281 1994 23.26 1995 23.191 1996 24.495 1997 25.769 1998 26.467 1999 27.1 2000 27.757 2001 28.431 2002 28.942 2003 29.41 2004 29.845 2005 30.326 2006 30.77 2007 31.285 2008 30.754 2009 30.18 2010 29.383 2011 28.474 2012 27.441 2013 26.617 2014 25.868 2015 25.209 2016 24.52 2017 26.578 2018 28.682 2019 30.694 2020 35.717 2021 37.121 2022 39.581 2023 39.354