Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 2.74 1992 2.958 1993 2.968 1994 9.179 1995 16.082 1996 19.874 1997 21.393 1998 23.771 1999 24.913 2000 22.667 2001 21.412 2002 19.851 2003 17.989 2004 16.501 2005 14.453 2006 12.578 2007 10.704 2008 9.184 2009 8.096 2010 8.29 2011 8.351 2012 8.789 2013 8.805 2014 8.98 2015 8.909 2016 8.736 2017 8.415 2018 8.405 2019 8.374 2020 10.004 2021 10.087 2022 8.97 2023 9.061