Year % of total labor force (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 2.468 1992 2.505 1993 2.432 1994 2.58 1995 2.532 1996 2.448 1997 2.414 1998 2.44 1999 2.55 2000 2.681 2001 2.742 2002 2.855 2003 2.78 2004 3.475 2005 4 2006 3.67 2007 3.3 2008 3.497 2009 3.715 2010 3.723 2011 3.827 2012 3.852 2013 4.055 2014 4.254 2015 4.468 2016 4.594 2017 4.66 2018 4.695 2019 4.701 2020 4.985 2021 5.11 2022 5.348 2023 5.293