Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 1.749 1992 1.686 1993 1.634 1994 1.568 1995 1.451 1996 1.377 1997 1.258 1998 1.188 1999 1.093 2000 1.005 2001 0.909 2002 0.827 2003 0.985 2004 1.136 2005 1.31 2006 1.459 2007 1.598 2008 1.715 2009 1.902 2010 2.141 2011 5.454 2012 5.171 2013 4.797 2014 4.497 2015 4.429 2016 4.379 2017 4.214 2018 3.868 2019 3.781 2020 4.24 2021 4.207 2022 3.913 2023 3.888