Year % of male labor force ages 15-24 (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 3.086 1992 3.234 1993 6.185 1994 4.868 1995 4.745 1996 5.207 1997 7.959 1998 4.708 1999 5.644 2000 5.617 2001 5.748 2002 7.142 2003 8.282 2004 8.033 2005 8.455 2006 7.919 2007 6.81 2008 6.667 2009 7.939 2010 7.763 2011 7.57 2012 8.624 2013 8.711 2014 8.63 2015 9.224 2016 8.748 2017 8.133 2018 8.388 2019 8.77 2020 9.155 2021 8.875 2022 7.48 2023 8.289