Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 5.881 1992 6.179 1993 5.985 1994 5.975 1995 5.825 1996 5.825 1997 5.748 1998 5.682 1999 5.759 2000 6.057 2001 6.094 2002 6.225 2003 6.172 2004 6.33 2005 6.457 2006 6.458 2007 6.526 2008 6.58 2009 6.733 2010 6.838 2011 6.913 2012 6.969 2013 7.036 2014 7.118 2015 7.215 2016 7.316 2017 7.437 2018 7.556 2019 7.632 2020 8.301 2021 8.224 2022 7.704 2023 7.576