Year % of male labor force ages 15-24 (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 13.746 1992 14.25 1993 14.612 1994 14.626 1995 15.92 1996 17.021 1997 18.557 1998 16.571 1999 15.029 2000 13.561 2001 11.945 2002 10.447 2003 8.958 2004 7.236 2005 7.448 2006 7.544 2007 7.77 2008 8.182 2009 8.226 2010 8.135 2011 7.956 2012 7.193 2013 6.641 2014 6.012 2015 7.104 2016 8.095 2017 9.028 2018 9.955 2019 11.049 2020 13.118 2021 14.254 2022 16.12 2023 13.212