Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Canada
Canada: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 78.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Canada, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Canada is 78.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Canada peaked at 93.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 67.3%, in 2009.
Canada ranks 167th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 69.6% | — |
| 1992 | 73.4% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 73.2% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 76.4% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 80.7% | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 81.6% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 89.2% | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 82.2% | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 82.8% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 82.3% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 76.5% | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 76.1% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 76.9% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 79.0% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 75.1% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 80.2% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 81.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 76.3% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 67.3% | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 71.6% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 76.6% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 77.9% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 78.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 77.2% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 73.7% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 74.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 74.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 78.5% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 77.4% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 93.6% | +21.0% |
| 2021 | 86.4% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 79.6% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 86.2% | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 82.4% | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 78.4% | -4.8% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 78.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.5%, 78% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.8% | 69.6% | 89.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 77.1% | 67.3% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 71.6% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 78.4% | 93.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More gender data for Canada
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,985 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.1285 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 35,670 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 35,670 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8111 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 179,464 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 188,972 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 181,929 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 191,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 183,113 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Canada?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Canada was 78.4% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.3% in 2009.
- How does Canada rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Canada ranks 167th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.