Year % of total labor force ages 15-24 (modeled ILO estimate) 1991 5.556 1992 5.589 1993 5.574 1994 7.363 1995 11.61 1996 9.572 1997 7.636 1998 6.684 1999 4.226 2000 5.218 2001 4.968 2002 6.086 2003 7.092 2004 8.192 2005 6.874 2006 6.979 2007 7.128 2008 7.607 2009 10.036 2010 9.731 2011 9.793 2012 9.39 2013 9.436 2014 9.464 2015 8.562 2016 7.663 2017 6.89 2018 6.864 2019 7.212 2020 8.096 2021 7.677 2022 6.51 2023 6.109