ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Canada

Canada: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 53.75 % in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
53.75 %
Change on year
down 12.1%
World rank
10th
of 79 countries
All-time high
61.13 %
in 2019
All-time low
53.75 %
in 2020
Years of data
10
2011–2020

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Canada, 2011–2020

02040602011201520202011: 56.9 %2012: 57 %2013: 55.3 %2014: 58.5 %2015: 57.6 %2016: 57.5 %2017: 57.7 %2018: 59.9 %2019: 61.1 %2020: 53.8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2020, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Canada stood at 53.75 %. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Canada peaked at 61.13 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53.75 %, in 2020.

Canada ranks 10th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Canada, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Female — Value in Canada, 2011 to 2020.
Year % Change
2011 56.86 %
2012 56.95 % +0.2%
2013 55.27 % -2.9%
2014 58.48 % +5.8%
2015 57.65 % -1.4%
2016 57.48 % -0.3%
2017 57.66 % +0.3%
2018 59.94 % +4.0%
2019 61.13 % +2.0%
2020 53.75 % -12.1%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 53.75 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.68 %, 1.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 57.94 % 55.27 % 61.13 % 9
2020s 53.75 % 53.75 % 53.75 % 1

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 7 New Zealand 57.62 % compare
  2. 8 Denmark 57.3 % compare
  3. 9 Angola 53.83 %
  4. 11 Austria 52.28 % compare
  5. 12 Germany 50.91 % compare
  6. 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 50.26 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Canada?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Canada was 53.75 % in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 61.13 % in 2019.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 53.75 % in 2020.
How does Canada rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Canada ranks 10th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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-to-population ratio by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,532 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.