Employment in services in Canada
80.1% of employed people in Canada worked in services in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Canada, 2025
80.1%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
World, 2025
50.6%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
73.5%
Position in 2025
19th of 182
Employment in services in Canada over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Canada | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 80.1% | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 79.9% | 50.3% |
| 2023 | 79.5% | 49.9% |
| 2022 | 79.3% | 49.5% |
| 2021 | 79.3% | 49.6% |
| 2020 | 79.0% | 49.5% |
| 2019 | 79.2% | 50.2% |
| 2018 | 78.8% | 49.7% |
| 2017 | 78.7% | 49.1% |
| 2016 | 78.5% | 48.6% |
| 2015 | 78.3% | 48.1% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | 77.8% | 46.4% |
| 2012 | 77.6% | 45.6% |
| 2011 | 77.8% | 45.1% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | 44.6% |
| 2009 | 77.7% | 44.2% |
| 2008 | 76.6% | 43.7% |
| 2007 | 76.3% | 43.2% |
| 2006 | 75.7% | 42.9% |
| 2005 | 75.2% | 42.3% |
| 2004 | 74.9% | 41.8% |
| 2003 | 74.9% | 41.1% |
| 2002 | 74.7% | 40.7% |
| 2001 | 74.8% | 40.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 79.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 78.3%, the figure has changed by +1.8 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Canada has the 19th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 50.6%.
More for Canada
All statistics for Canada
Employment in agriculture
1.1%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
18.7%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
6.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
13.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
64.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
60.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT