Share of female workers by sector in Canada
Canada: Share of female workers by sector was 0.7108 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Share of female workers by sector in Canada, 1991β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.7108 for share of female workers by sector in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female workers by sector in Canada peaked at 2.38 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.7108, in 2025.
That places Canada 167th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.18 | 1.94 | 2.38 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.33 | 1.17 | 1.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 0.9613 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8439 | 0.7108 | 1.02 | 6 |
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More gender data for Canada
- 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)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 190,321 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 199,843 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female workers by sector in Canada?
- Share of female workers by sector in Canada was 0.7108 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of female workers by sector recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2.38 in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of female workers by sector recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7108 in 2025.
- How does Canada rank for share of female workers by sector?
- Canada ranks 167th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of female workers by sector rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of female workers by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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