Labour force participation in Canada
The ILO estimates that 64.5% of people aged 15 and over in Canada were in the labour force in 2025.
Canada, 2025
64.5%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
61.6%
Position in 2025
68th of 181
Labour force participation in Canada over time
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% of working-age population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Canada | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64.5% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 64.7% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 65.4% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 65.2% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 65.2% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 64.1% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 65.8% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 65.5% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 65.8% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 65.6% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 64.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 65.9%, the figure has changed by −1.4 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Canada has the 68th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Canada
All statistics for Canada
Women's labour force participation
60.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
60.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
6.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
13.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
OECD monthly unemployment rate
6.7%
October 2026 · OECD
Employment in agriculture
1.1%
2025 · World Bank