Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 5.646 1992 5.667 1993 5.645 1994 5.605 1995 5.567 1996 5.583 1997 5.548 1998 5.578 1999 5.598 2000 5.681 2001 5.678 2002 5.634 2003 5.767 2004 5.904 2005 6.072 2006 6.172 2007 6.118 2008 6.176 2009 6.353 2010 6.525 2011 6.575 2012 6.431 2013 6.565 2014 6.74 2015 6.927 2016 6.787 2017 6.665 2018 6.689 2019 6.986 2020 8.265 2021 7.845 2022 7.285 2023 7.266