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

Canada: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 2,855 1000 No in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
2,855 1000 No
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
29th
of 82 countries
All-time high
3,050 1000 No
in 2019
All-time low
2,855 1000 No
in 2020
Years of data
10
2011–2020

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k2011201520202011: 3.0k 1000 No2012: 3.0k 1000 No2013: 3.0k 1000 No2014: 2.9k 1000 No2015: 2.9k 1000 No2016: 3.0k 1000 No2017: 3.0k 1000 No2018: 3.0k 1000 No2019: 3.0k 1000 No2020: 2.9k 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 2,855 1000 No. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Canada peaked at 3,050 1000 No in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,855 1000 No, in 2020.

That places Canada 29th out of 82 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 — Value in Canada, 2011 to 2020.
Year 1000 No Change
2011 2,964 1000 No
2012 2,980 1000 No +0.6%
2013 2,966 1000 No -0.5%
2014 2,899 1000 No -2.3%
2015 2,939 1000 No +1.4%
2016 2,977 1000 No +1.3%
2017 2,998 1000 No +0.7%
2018 3,022 1000 No +0.8%
2019 3,050 1000 No +0.9%
2020 2,855 1000 No -6.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2,977 1000 No 2,899 1000 No 3,050 1000 No 9
2020s 2,855 1000 No 2,855 1000 No 2,855 1000 No 1

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 26 Rwanda 3,286 1000 No
  2. 27 Guatemala 3,124 1000 No compare
  3. 28 Ecuador 2,908 1000 No compare
  4. 30 Malaysia 2,848 1000 No compare
  5. 31 Romania 2,809 1000 No compare
  6. 32 Spain 2,663 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 90 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 2,855 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 3,050 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 2,855 1000 No in 2020.
How does Canada rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
Canada ranks 29th out of 82 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 3.7%. 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 — 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 — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
90 places, 1,601 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

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.