Year % of female labor force (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 2.224 1992 2.24 1993 2.686 1994 2.971 1995 3.259 1996 3.42 1997 3.368 1998 3.975 1999 4.466 2000 4.506 2001 4.736 2002 5.119 2003 4.886 2004 4.419 2005 4.217 2006 3.924 2007 3.766 2008 3.855 2009 4.783 2010 4.605 2011 4.149 2012 4.052 2013 3.684 2014 3.368 2015 3.091 2016 2.836 2017 2.646 2018 2.233 2019 2.168 2020 2.532 2021 2.551 2022 2.381 2023 2.342