Year % of female labor force (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 2.252 1992 2.315 1993 2.441 1994 2.391 1995 2.362 1996 2.395 1997 2.454 1998 2.575 1999 2.67 2000 2.716 2001 3.637 2002 4.572 2003 5.538 2004 6.276 2005 7.11 2006 6.827 2007 6.743 2008 6.532 2009 6.64 2010 6.382 2011 5.981 2012 5.455 2013 5.091 2014 4.858 2015 4.536 2016 4.251 2017 7.596 2018 6.253 2019 5.991 2020 5.824 2021 6.784 2022 8.229 2023 7.781