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Economy & jobs Statistics · Country

Youth unemployment in Canada

1991 – 2025 · 35 data points 20 of 41 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026
Economy & jobs · Canada

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2025

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Overview 5 figures People 13 figures Economy 11 figures Education 4 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2025 13.8% +0.5 pp since 2024
Countries · 2025 20 of 41 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +1.0 pp
vs World +0.4 pp World: 13.4% · 2025
Youth unemployment, 1991 – 2025 percent · Canada · World
+1.0 pp since 2015
Canada World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2025

Compared with Youth unemployment · percent
Canada
13.8%
World
13.4%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Canada · 1991 – 2025
Latest value 13.8% · 2025
First value 15.8% · 1991
Highest 20.1% · 2020
Lowest 10.1% · 2022
Data points 35

By year

All years · 1991 – 2025

YearCanadaChange World
2025 13.8% +0.5 pp 13.4%
2024 13.3% +2.5 pp 13.3%
2023 10.8% +0.7 pp 13.4%
2022 10.1% −3.5 pp 14.1%
2021 13.6% −6.6 pp 15.7%
2020 20.1% +9.4 pp 17.1%
2019 10.7% +0.0 pp 15.3%
2018 10.7% −0.5 pp 15.9%
2017 11.2% −1.4 pp 16.1%
2016 12.6% −0.2 pp 16.0%
2015 12.8% −0.4 pp 16.0%
2014 13.2% −0.0 pp 15.6%
2013 13.2% −0.8 pp 15.7%
2012 14.0% +0.1 pp 15.7%
2011 13.9% −0.7 pp 15.3%
2010 14.6% −0.5 pp 15.2%
2009 15.1% +3.7 pp 15.3%
2008 11.4% +0.4 pp 14.3%
2007 11.0% −0.6 pp 14.2%
2006 11.6% −0.8 pp 14.5%
2005 12.4% −1.0 pp 14.9%
2004 13.4% −0.2 pp 14.8%
2003 13.6% +0.0 pp 15.0%
2002 13.6% +0.7 pp 14.9%
2001 12.9% +0.2 pp 14.5%
2000 12.7% −1.4 pp 14.3%
1999 14.1% −1.1 pp 14.4%
1998 15.1% −1.1 pp 14.1%
1997 16.3% +0.9 pp 13.7%
1996 15.4% +0.6 pp 13.6%
1995 14.8% −1.1 pp 13.4%
1994 15.9% −1.3 pp 13.0%
1993 17.2% −0.0 pp 12.4%
1992 17.2% +1.4 pp 11.8%
1991 15.8% 11.5%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryYouth unemployment
1 Congo - Brazzaville 40.7%
2 Gabon 36.4%
3 Yemen 32.1%
4 Algeria 30.0%
5 Spain 28.7%
6 Greece 26.5%
7 Lebanon 22.7%
8 Italy 22.7%
9 Chile 22.0%
10 Romania 21.7%
11 Colombia 19.4%
12 Argentina 17.9%
13 Brazil 17.9%
14 France 17.4%
15 Türkiye 17.3%
16 Egypt 17.2%
17 Finland 16.1%
18 India 15.6%
19 China 15.6%
20 Lithuania 13.7%
21 Saudi Arabia 13.5%
22 Indonesia 13.0%
23 Bulgaria 12.0%
24 United Kingdom 11.9%
25 Poland 11.2%
26 Russia 11.1%
27 Norway 11.0%
28 Canada 10.8%
29 Honduras 10.5%
30 Hong Kong SAR China 9.0%
31 Czechia 8.5%
32 Netherlands 8.3%
33 Congo - Kinshasa 8.0%
34 United States 8.0%
35 Bangladesh 7.9%
36 Ecuador 7.8%
37 Philippines 6.9%
38 Germany 6.0%
39 Mexico 5.8%
40 South Korea 5.4%
41 Sierra Leone 3.5%
42 Liberia 2.2%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2023

What it means

The unemployment rate among young people aged 15–24.

How it is calculated

Unemployed people aged 15–24 divided by the labour force of the same age.