Australia vs Canada: Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment

Australia
660,539 Persons
in 2025
Canada
1.15 million Persons
in 2023
Australia rank
16th
Canada rank
14th

Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199520102025

How they compare

Canada currently reports 1.15 million Persons against 660,539 Persons in Australia, a difference of 494,261 Persons.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.7 times Australia's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 16th and Canada ranks 14th of 46 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1990s 728,169 Persons 1.33 million Persons 600,651 Persons Canada
2000s 563,116 Persons 1.21 million Persons 649,114 Persons Canada
2010s 687,622 Persons 1.33 million Persons 643,988 Persons Canada
2020s 657,972 Persons 1.43 million Persons 772,828 Persons Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labour indicators levels - regions — unemployment, Australia or Canada?
Canada, at 1.15 million Persons against 660,539 Persons in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in labour indicators levels - regions — unemployment between Australia and Canada?
494,261 Persons, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for labour indicators levels - regions — unemployment?
Australia ranks 16th and Canada ranks 14th of 46 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
54 places, 1,325 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset presents indicators on the size of the labour force, employment, and unemployment in large regions (TL2) and, where available, in small regions (TL3). Data definition and source The labour force status is presented by sex, for 15-64 year-olds and 15+ year-olds age ranges, the latter having less country coverage. Data is based on a labour force survey using ILO guidelines and collected from Eurostat (reg_lmk) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.