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

Canada: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 60.53 % in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
60.53 %
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
59th
of 79 countries
All-time high
64.74 %
in 2011
All-time low
60.53 %
in 2020
Years of data
10
2011–2020

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

02040602011201520202011: 64.7 %2012: 64.2 %2013: 63.7 %2014: 63.1 %2015: 62.7 %2016: 62.5 %2017: 63.6 %2018: 62.9 %2019: 63.7 %2020: 60.5 %

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

Analysis

Canada recorded 60.53 % for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Canada peaked at 64.74 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 60.53 %, in 2020.

That places Canada 59th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value in Canada, 2011 to 2020.
Year % Change
2011 64.74 %
2012 64.23 % -0.8%
2013 63.69 % -0.8%
2014 63.06 % -1.0%
2015 62.68 % -0.6%
2016 62.48 % -0.3%
2017 63.61 % +1.8%
2018 62.93 % -1.1%
2019 63.72 % +1.3%
2020 60.53 % -5.0%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 60.53 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 62.25 %, 97% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 63.46 % 62.48 % 64.74 % 9
2020s 60.53 % 60.53 % 60.53 % 1

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 56 Slovenia 61.27 % compare
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  3. 58 Cyprus 60.76 % compare
  4. 60 Bosnia and Herzegovina 58.97 % compare
  5. 61 Latvia 58.83 % compare
  6. 62 Tunisia 58.15 % 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 60.53 % 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 64.74 % in 2011.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 60.53 % in 2020.
How does Canada rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Canada ranks 59th 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 6.5%. 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, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,543 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.