Year % of female labor force (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 2.124 1992 2.781 1993 3.13 1994 4.292 1995 4.377 1996 4.644 1997 3.631 1998 4.144 1999 3.32 2000 3.143 2001 2.166 2002 3.627 2003 4.705 2004 7.085 2005 5.821 2006 6.281 2007 4.725 2008 6.025 2009 6.122 2010 5.093 2011 6.255 2012 5.906 2013 6.384 2014 5.767 2015 7.343 2016 6.629 2017 5.499 2018 5.881 2019 5.53 2020 6.97 2021 5.618 2022 4.735 2023 5.441