Canada Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Canada labor force participation rate for 2022 was 64.39%, a 0.56% increase from 2021.
  • Canada labor force participation rate for 2021 was 63.83%, a 2.08% increase from 2020.
  • Canada labor force participation rate for 2020 was 61.75%, a 2.84% decline from 2019.
  • Canada labor force participation rate for 2019 was 64.59%, a 1.24% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 78.63%
Netherlands 72.22%
Australia 70.90%
New Zealand 66.18%
Switzerland 65.41%
Qatar 65.04%
Canada 64.39%
Norway 63.85%
Denmark 61.49%
Austria 57.04%
Sweden 56.75%
Malta 56.59%
Ireland 54.81%
Finland 53.68%
Germany 53.47%
United Kingdom 51.59%
United States 50.55%
Bahamas 50.08%
Japan 49.19%
Channel Islands 49.02%
UAE 47.75%
Estonia 46.11%
Panama 45.41%
Guam 44.99%
Uruguay 44.93%
Israel 44.61%
Macao 43.05%
Barbados 42.99%
Cyprus 41.49%
Bahrain 41.35%
France 40.39%
Brunei 39.74%
French Polynesia 38.61%
Oman 37.93%
Singapore 37.08%
Trinidad and Tobago 37.04%
Lithuania 36.99%
Argentina 36.81%
Slovenia 36.16%
New Caledonia 36.12%
Croatia 35.79%
Latvia 35.66%
Hong Kong 35.07%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.27%
Spain 33.13%
Luxembourg 32.37%
Poland 31.42%
Belgium 30.83%
Hungary 30.37%
Portugal 30.33%
Chile 29.16%
South Korea 29.00%
Czech Republic 28.11%
Slovak Republic 27.38%
Italy 26.11%
Kuwait 25.64%
Puerto Rico 23.40%
Greece 22.67%
Saudi Arabia 20.70%
Canada Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 64.39% 0.56%
2021 63.83% 2.08%
2020 61.75% -2.84%
2019 64.59% 1.24%
2018 63.34% -0.57%
2017 63.91% 0.18%
2016 63.74% -0.51%
2015 64.25% 0.04%
2014 64.21% 0.37%
2013 63.84% 0.32%
2012 63.52% -1.01%
2011 64.53% 0.03%
2010 64.50% -0.85%
2009 65.35% -2.00%
2008 67.35% 0.36%
2007 66.99% 0.74%
2006 66.25% 0.37%
2005 65.88% -0.97%
2004 66.85% -0.49%
2003 67.34% 0.80%
2002 66.54% 1.87%
2001 64.67% 0.27%
2000 64.40% 0.93%
1999 63.47% 1.65%
1998 61.82% 0.34%
1997 61.48% -0.77%
1996 62.25% -0.92%
1995 63.18% -0.76%
1994 63.94% -0.51%
1993 64.45% -1.73%
1992 66.18% -1.97%
1991 68.15% -1.79%
1990 69.94% -1.79%