ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Canada
Canada: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status was 30.43 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Canada, 1976–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Canada recorded 30.43 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Canada peaked at 88.94 1000 No in 1993 and was at its lowest, 27.63 1000 No, in 2024.
Canada ranks 45th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Canada, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 74.78 1000 No | — |
| 1977 | 73.56 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 73.82 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 76.83 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 69.92 1000 No | -9.0% |
| 1981 | 76.09 1000 No | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 79.83 1000 No | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 79.33 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 80.02 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 83.1 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 83.87 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 82.54 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 82.53 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 82.22 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 83.5 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 84.05 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 82.91 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 88.94 1000 No | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 85.69 1000 No | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 81.15 1000 No | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 83.43 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 85.2 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 85.23 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 83.05 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 67.27 1000 No | -19.0% |
| 2001 | 51.47 1000 No | -23.5% |
| 2002 | 53.97 1000 No | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 56.6 1000 No | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 54.23 1000 No | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 55.77 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 56.48 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 55.56 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 50.83 1000 No | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 53.05 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 49.95 1000 No | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 46.34 1000 No | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 47.38 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 49.41 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 47.66 1000 No | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 46.7 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 43.34 1000 No | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 43.85 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 43.15 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 39.98 1000 No | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 39.54 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 37.11 1000 No | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 33.1 1000 No | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 35.2 1000 No | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 27.63 1000 No | -21.5% |
| 2025 | 30.43 1000 No | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.75 1000 No | 73.56 1000 No | 76.83 1000 No | 4 |
| 1980s | 79.95 1000 No | 69.92 1000 No | 83.87 1000 No | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.31 1000 No | 81.15 1000 No | 88.94 1000 No | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.52 1000 No | 50.83 1000 No | 67.27 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.78 1000 No | 39.98 1000 No | 49.95 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.84 1000 No | 27.63 1000 No | 39.54 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 42 Jamaica 44.36 1000 No compare
- 43 Chile 43.09 1000 No compare
- 44 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 35.1 1000 No compare
- 46 Costa Rica 25.33 1000 No compare
- 47 Austria 23.68 1000 No compare
- 48 Switzerland 23.21 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1712 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Canada?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Canada was 30.43 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 88.94 1000 No in 1993.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.63 1000 No in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status?
- Canada ranks 45th out of 86 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status of employment, self-employed — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.