{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ca-youth-unemployment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ca-youth-unemployment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ca-youth-unemployment-rate/","title":"Canada Youth Unemployment Rate (2025)","description":"Canada's Youth Unemployment Rate: 13.8 % of labor force ages 15–24 in 2025, +0.5pp YoY. World Bank (SL.UEM.1524.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","Canada","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Canada","temporal_coverage":"1991/2025","unit":"% of labor force ages 15–24","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Canada Youth Unemployment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.1524.ZS?locations=CA"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Canada"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Canada (2025)","value":"13.8","unit":"% of labor force ages 15–24","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.5pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.5pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Canada Youth Unemployment Rate"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":15.832},{"period":"1992","value":17.212},{"period":"1993","value":17.187},{"period":"1994","value":15.894},{"period":"1995","value":14.832},{"period":"1996","value":15.402},{"period":"1997","value":16.254},{"period":"1998","value":15.139},{"period":"1999","value":14.053},{"period":"2000","value":12.669},{"period":"2001","value":12.869},{"period":"2002","value":13.618},{"period":"2003","value":13.624},{"period":"2004","value":13.443},{"period":"2005","value":12.393},{"period":"2006","value":11.617},{"period":"2007","value":11.022},{"period":"2008","value":11.379},{"period":"2009","value":15.059},{"period":"2010","value":14.575},{"period":"2011","value":13.915},{"period":"2012","value":14.036},{"period":"2013","value":13.243},{"period":"2014","value":13.203},{"period":"2015","value":12.759},{"period":"2016","value":12.597},{"period":"2017","value":11.236},{"period":"2018","value":10.709},{"period":"2019","value":10.744},{"period":"2020","value":20.125},{"period":"2021","value":13.557},{"period":"2022","value":10.082},{"period":"2023","value":10.806},{"period":"2024","value":13.276},{"period":"2025","value":13.8}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of labor force ages 15–24"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"13.8","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"13.3","yoyChange":"+2.5pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"10.8","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"10.1","yoyChange":"-3.5pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"13.6","yoyChange":"-6.5pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"20.1","yoyChange":"+9.4pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"10.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2018","value":"10.7","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"11.2","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"12.6","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"12.8","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"13.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2013","value":"13.2","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"14.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"13.9","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"14.6","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"15.1","yoyChange":"+3.7pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"11.4","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"11.0","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"11.6","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of 15–24 year-olds in the labor force who are unemployed in Canada from 2000 to present. Compare to the total adult unemployment rate. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1991–2025 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 20.1 % of labor force ages 15–24 in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 10.1 in 2022. The latest reading of 13.8 in 2025 represents a change of +0.5pp."}]}