ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Canada

Canada: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 1,547 1000 No in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
1,547 1000 No
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
29th
of 80 countries
All-time high
1,643 1000 No
in 2019
All-time low
1,547 1000 No
in 2020
Years of data
10
2011–2020

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Canada, 2011–2020

05001.0k1.5k2011201520202011: 1.6k 1000 No2012: 1.6k 1000 No2013: 1.6k 1000 No2014: 1.6k 1000 No2015: 1.6k 1000 No2016: 1.6k 1000 No2017: 1.6k 1000 No2018: 1.6k 1000 No2019: 1.6k 1000 No2020: 1.5k 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

In 2020, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Canada stood at 1,547 1000 No. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Canada peaked at 1,643 1000 No in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,547 1000 No, in 2020.

Canada ranks 29th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Canada, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value in Canada, 2011 to 2020.
Year 1000 No Change
2011 1,604 1000 No
2012 1,613 1000 No +0.5%
2013 1,609 1000 No -0.3%
2014 1,558 1000 No -3.1%
2015 1,587 1000 No +1.9%
2016 1,597 1000 No +0.6%
2017 1,624 1000 No +1.7%
2018 1,630 1000 No +0.4%
2019 1,643 1000 No +0.8%
2020 1,547 1000 No -5.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,607 1000 No 1,558 1000 No 1,643 1000 No 9
2020s 1,547 1000 No 1,547 1000 No 1,547 1000 No 1

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 26 Rwanda 1,728 1000 No
  2. 27 Ecuador 1,693 1000 No compare
  3. 28 Zimbabwe 1,657 1000 No compare
  4. 30 Spain 1,494 1000 No compare
  5. 31 Azerbaijan 1,249 1000 No compare
  6. 32 Senegal 1,187 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 88 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Canada?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Canada was 1,547 1000 No in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 1,643 1000 No in 2019.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 1,547 1000 No in 2020.
How does Canada rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
Canada ranks 29th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
88 places, 1,579 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.