ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Canada
Canada: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 61.87 % in 2020. ▬ Flat
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Canada, 2011–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Canada stood at 61.87 %. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Canada peaked at 65.75 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 61.87 %, in 2020.
That places Canada 34th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 65.75 % | — |
| 2012 | 65.04 % | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 64.69 % | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 64.11 % | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 63.55 % | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 63.55 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 64.05 % | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 63.44 % | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 63.81 % | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 61.87 % | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 64.22 % | 63.44 % | 65.75 % | 9 |
| 2020s | 61.87 % | 61.87 % | 61.87 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 31 Sweden 62.52 % compare
- 32 Bangladesh 62.43 % compare
- 33 Kyrgyzstan 62.3 % compare
- 35 Guatemala 61.65 % compare
- 36 Austria 61.35 % compare
- 37 Philippines 61.08 % compare
More economy & growth data for Canada
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.8812 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 37,111 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 2.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 56,167 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 78,527 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Canada?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Canada was 61.87 % in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 65.75 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.87 % in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Canada ranks 34th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.