Year % of male labor force ages 15-24 (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 1.524 1992 1.664 1993 1.834 1994 1.999 1995 2.147 1996 2.279 1997 2.399 1998 2.54 1999 2.693 2000 2.846 2001 2.987 2002 3.134 2003 3.273 2004 3.412 2005 3.553 2006 3.702 2007 3.845 2008 3.978 2009 4.134 2010 4.311 2011 4.503 2012 4.745 2013 4.863 2014 5.094 2015 5.3 2016 5.544 2017 5.81 2018 5.974 2019 8.133 2020 7.5 2021 7.821 2022 7.629 2023 7.609