Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 4.02 1992 3.827 1993 3.531 1994 3.803 1995 3.834 1996 4.019 1997 3.943 1998 3.947 1999 3.996 2000 4.03 2001 4.193 2002 4.336 2003 4.355 2004 4.159 2005 3.992 2006 4.015 2007 4.105 2008 4.327 2009 4.689 2010 4.96 2011 5.274 2012 5.402 2013 5.429 2014 5.362 2015 5.323 2016 5.399 2017 5.49 2018 5.585 2019 5.667 2020 6.502 2021 6.657 2022 5.88 2023 5.818