Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Canada
Canada: Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 1.49 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Canada, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Canada is 1.49, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Canada peaked at 1.86 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.986, in 2022.
That places Canada 45th out of 59 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.86 | — |
| 2015 | 1.73 | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.84 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.6 | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 1.34 | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 1.35 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.39 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.986 | -29.2% |
| 2023 | 1.07 | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 1.38 | +28.9% |
| 2025 | 1.49 | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.7 | 1.34 | 1.86 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.28 | 0.986 | 1.49 | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3281 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3334 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.3231 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6552 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 39,234 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,715 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 26,798 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 26,814 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 53,612 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Canada?
- Time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Canada was 1.49 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 in 2014.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.986 in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Canada ranks 45th out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
- Is time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. The time-related underemployment rate conveys the number of persons in time-related underemployment as a percent of the total number of persons in employment. Persons in time-related underemployment comprise all persons in employment, who satisfy the following three criteria during the reference period: a) are willing to work additional hours; b) are available to work additional hours i.e., are ready, within a specified subsequent period, to work additional hours, given opportunities for additional work; and c) worked less than a threshold relating to working time i.e., persons whose hours actually worked in all jobs during the reference period were below a threshold, to be chosen according to national circumstances. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.