Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 4.734 1992 3.508 1993 3.3 1994 3.994 1995 5.742 1996 6.767 1997 7.519 1998 9.169 1999 11.574 2000 10.889 2001 9.842 2002 10.822 2003 11.79 2004 10.466 2005 8.241 2006 7.148 2007 6.49 2008 5.887 2009 7.526 2010 5.41 2011 5.747 2012 5.468 2013 4.119 2014 3.87 2015 4.322 2016 4.958 2017 5.059 2018 5.077 2019 4.654 2020 7.687 2021 6.326 2022 7.336 2023 6.971