Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 5.25 1992 5.353 1993 5.434 1994 5.388 1995 5.275 1996 5.151 1997 5.178 1998 5.208 1999 5.245 2000 5.259 2001 5.26 2002 5.178 2003 5.042 2004 4.949 2005 4.915 2006 5.413 2007 5.918 2008 6.422 2009 6.968 2010 7.472 2011 7.982 2012 8.438 2013 8.422 2014 8.389 2015 8.406 2016 8.524 2017 8.641 2018 8.681 2019 8.668 2020 10.026 2021 9.54 2022 8.652 2023 8.595