Labor force, female, per capita in Canada
Canada: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.2591 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per capita in Canada, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female, per capita in Canada is 0.2591 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.2625 units per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2302 units per person, in 1994.
Canada ranks 22nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2335 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2333 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2309 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2304 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2302 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2305 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2309 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2327 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2358 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2387 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2413 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2433 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.249 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.254 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2554 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2551 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2572 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2601 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2613 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2618 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2623 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2617 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2622 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2625 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2599 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2589 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2584 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2593 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.259 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2604 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2527 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2584 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2609 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2621 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2596 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.2591 units per person | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2327 units per person | 0.2302 units per person | 0.2387 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2538 units per person | 0.2413 units per person | 0.2618 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2605 units per person | 0.2584 units per person | 0.2625 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2588 units per person | 0.2527 units per person | 0.2621 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 19 Norway 0.2598 units per person compare
- 20 Denmark 0.2597 units per person compare
- 21 Belarus 0.2594 units per person compare
- 23 Hong Kong, China 0.2587 units per person compare
- 24 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2583 units per person compare
- 25 Solomon Islands 0.2567 units per person compare
More gender data for Canada
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,985 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.1285 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 179,464 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 188,972 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 181,929 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 191,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 183,113 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 192,308 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 187,661 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 196,972 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in Canada?
- Labor force, female, per capita in Canada was 0.2591 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2625 units per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2302 units per person in 1994.
- How does Canada rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- Canada ranks 22nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.