Unemployment rate,Percent in Canada
Canada: Unemployment rate,Percent was 6.6% in 2026. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate,Percent in Canada, 1990–2026
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Canada recorded 6.6% for unemployment rate,percent in 2026.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Canada peaked at 11.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2022.
Canada ranks 23rd of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Unemployment rate,Percent in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.2% | — |
| 1991 | 10.3% | +26.6% |
| 1992 | 11.2% | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 11.4% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 10.4% | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 9.5% | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 9.6% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 8.3% | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 6.8% | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +34.3% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | +71.4% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -23.2% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -29.8% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | +18.1% |
| 2025 | 6.9% | +7.7% |
| 2026 | 6.6% | -3.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 6.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.0%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate,Percent 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 | +71.4% | 5.7% | 9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 7.6% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.2% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.7% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 5.2% | 9.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More reference data data for Canada
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 22.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 99.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate,percent in Canada?
- Unemployment rate,percent in Canada was 6.6% in 2026, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- Canada ranks 23rd out of 71 countries with data for 2026.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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