Year % of female labor force (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 2.453 1992 2.523 1993 2.577 1994 2.544 1995 2.465 1996 2.382 1997 2.399 1998 2.42 1999 2.447 2000 2.46 2001 2.466 2002 2.417 2003 2.335 2004 2.279 2005 2.261 2006 2.458 2007 2.657 2008 2.852 2009 3.07 2010 3.26 2011 3.451 2012 3.605 2013 3.596 2014 3.575 2015 3.583 2016 3.651 2017 3.718 2018 3.737 2019 3.723 2020 4.197 2021 4.206 2022 3.707 2023 3.676