Canada vs Germany: Unemployed population — Unemployment

Canada
1,539 Persons
in 2025
Germany
1,692 Persons
in 2025
Canada rank
13th
Germany rank
10th

Unemployed population — Unemployment over time

  • Canada
  • Germany
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 1,692 Persons against 1,539 Persons in Canada, a difference of 153 Persons.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 13th and Germany ranks 10th of 35 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Germany Difference Ahead
1960s 329.48 Persons 222.47 Persons 107.01 Persons Canada
1970s 669.7 Persons 647.05 Persons 22.65 Persons Canada
1980s 1,210 Persons 1,956 Persons 745.51 Persons Germany
1990s 1,404 Persons 3,077 Persons 1,673 Persons Germany
2000s 1,212 Persons 3,615 Persons 2,403 Persons Germany
2010s 1,333 Persons 1,993 Persons 659.07 Persons Germany
2020s 1,445 Persons 1,514 Persons 68.19 Persons Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployed population — unemployment, Canada or Germany?
Germany, at 1,692 Persons against 1,539 Persons in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in unemployed population — unemployment between Canada and Germany?
153 Persons, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Germany?
64 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
How do Canada and Germany rank globally for unemployed population — unemployment?
Canada ranks 13th and Germany ranks 10th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Unemployed population — Unemployment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Unemployed population — Unemployment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
48 places, 2,160 data points, 1955–2025
Last refreshed

The infra-annual dataflow on the unemployed population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the unemployed population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom publish Labour Force Survey (LFS) data using a rolling quarter methodology. The OECD treats the middle month of the rolling quarter as the reference month. As a result, the publication of monthly LFS data for these countries may be delayed by one month or more relative to the OECD reference month. The unemployed are persons in their working age who, in the reference period, do not have a job; are available for work; and, have taken specific steps to find a job. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.