Year % of female labor force (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 2.083 1992 2.082 1993 2.092 1994 2.1 1995 2.109 1996 2.12 1997 2.42 1998 2.723 1999 3.028 2000 3.331 2001 3.829 2002 4.331 2003 4.834 2004 5.941 2005 7.016 2006 6.416 2007 6.695 2008 7.002 2009 7.327 2010 4.417 2011 5.466 2012 6.494 2013 7.514 2014 7.444 2015 7.369 2016 7.283 2017 6.665 2018 6.831 2019 7.001 2020 8.288 2021 8.261 2022 7.769 2023 7.529