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Youth unemployment rate (under 25) in Canada

Youth unemployment rate (under 25) in Canada was 13.8% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.52 pts from 2024. That is the 84th highest of 181 countries in 2025.

202513.8%
Change on 2024+0.52 pts
Rank84th of 181Countries ranked
Series high20.132020
Series low10.082022

Youth unemployment rate (under 25) in Canada, 1991 to 2025

1012.51517.52022.5199119962001200620112016202120251991: 15.83 %1992: 17.21 %1993: 17.19 %1994: 15.89 %1995: 14.83 %1996: 15.4 %1997: 16.25 %1998: 15.14 %1999: 14.05 %2000: 12.67 %2001: 12.87 %2002: 13.62 %2003: 13.62 %2004: 13.44 %2005: 12.39 %2006: 11.62 %2007: 11.02 %2008: 11.38 %2009: 15.06 %2010: 14.58 %2011: 13.92 %2012: 14.04 %2013: 13.24 %2014: 13.2 %2015: 12.76 %2016: 12.6 %2017: 11.24 %2018: 10.71 %2019: 10.74 %2020: 20.13 %2021: 13.56 %2022: 10.08 %2023: 10.81 %2024: 13.28 %2025: 13.8 %
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Unemployment, youth total, % of total labor force ages 15-24, modeled ILO estimate (SL.UEM.1524.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 35 values
Period%
202513.8
202413.28
202310.81
202210.08
202113.56
202020.13
201910.74
201810.71
201711.24
201612.6
201512.76
201413.2
201313.24
201214.04
201113.92
201014.58
200915.06
200811.38
200711.02
200611.62
200512.39
200413.44
200313.62
200213.62
200112.87
200012.67
199914.05
199815.14
199716.25
199615.4
199514.83
199415.89
199317.19
199217.21
199115.83

Rankings

Definition

Unemployed people under 25 as a percentage of the labour force under 25.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Unemployment, youth total, % of total labor force ages 15-24, modeled ILO estimate (SL.UEM.1524.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.1524.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the youth unemployment rate in Canada?

Youth unemployment rate (under 25) in Canada was 13.8% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.52 pts from 2024. That is the 84th highest of 181 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Unemployment, youth total, % of total labor force ages 15-24, modeled ILO estimate (SL.UEM.1524.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest youth unemployment rate in Canada?

20.13% in 2020, the highest value since 1991 in this series.

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