Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Canada
Canada: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) was 6.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Canada, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Canada is 6.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Canada peaked at 9.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2022.
That places Canada 63rd out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.8% | — |
| 2001 | 7.2% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +34.7% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | +69.8% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -22.0% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -29.9% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | +17.2% |
| 2025 | 6.8% | +7.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 6.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.9%, 1.4× the median. (69 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +69.8% | 5.7% | 9.7% |
| 2009 | +34.7% | 6.3% | 8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.2% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.7% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 5.3% | 9.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More work & labour data for Canada
- 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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Canada?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Canada was 6.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Canada ranks 63rd out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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