Canada

CanadaMale

CA desk: Canada first; United States, United Kingdom, euro area, Australia, Korea, Taiwan and New Zealand alongside.

7.22%

+0.56 pp

As of 2025 | % of male labour force

Mean
8.05%
Median
7.69%
Min
5.41% 2022
Max
12.01% 1992
YearValue
20257.22%
20246.66%
20235.56%
20225.41%
20217.69%
20209.78%
20196.07%
20186.11%
20176.87%
20167.71%
20157.51%
20147.49%
20137.55%
20127.79%
20118.05%
20108.91%
20099.61%
20086.74%
20076.48%
20066.73%
20057.01%
20047.47%
20037.93%
20028.13%
#CountryMaleChangeYear
53Canada7.22%+0.56 pp202571Euro area5.98%−0.14 pp202590United Kingdom5.06%+0.49 pp202597New Zealand4.89%+0.35 pp2025111United States4.21%+0.10 pp2025114Australia4.13%+0.08 pp2025
156Mexico2.64%−0.03 pp2025

What male unemployment is

Male unemployment is ILO modelled unemployment among men in the male labour force (SL.UEM.TOTL.MA.ZS). Latest: 7.22% in 2025.

Read it next to the female series. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): mean 8.05%, median 7.69%; low 5.41% (2022), high 12.01% (1992).

Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).