Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 1.755 1992 1.964 1993 5.734 1994 7.254 1995 7.237 1996 9.987 1997 11.604 1998 10.249 1999 12.328 2000 12.274 2001 12.223 2002 12.154 2003 12.09 2004 12.047 2005 12.007 2006 11.973 2007 11.934 2008 13.181 2009 14.466 2010 15.749 2011 17.026 2012 18.247 2013 19.564 2014 20.937 2015 22.387 2016 23.878 2017 25.435 2018 27.001 2019 24.616 2020 23.76 2021 22.362 2022 19.011 2023 18.961