Year,Labor force participation rate female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) 1990,24.21 1991,24.56 1992,24.98 1993,25.43 1994,25.93 1995,26.47 1996,27.02 1997,27.53 1998,27.97 1999,28.35 2000,28.67 2001,28.88 2002,28.98 2003,29.06 2004,29.12 2005,29.19 2006,29.24 2007,30.8 2008,32.4 2009,34.04 2010,35.72 2011,35.02 2012,34.32 2013,33.62 2014,33.57 2015,33.53 2016,33.5 2017,36.68 2018,38.06 2019,39.33 2020,40.32 2021,42.18 2022,43.69 2023,41.87 2024,38.71 2025,38.65