ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Canada
Canada: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total was 34.65 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Canada, 1976–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 34.65 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Canada peaked at 38.27 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.05 %, in 1979.
Canada ranks 19th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 28.33 % | — |
| 1977 | 29.49 % | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 26.93 % | -8.7% |
| 1979 | 25.05 % | -7.0% |
| 1980 | 30.7 % | +22.6% |
| 1981 | 30.27 % | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 31.62 % | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 33.95 % | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 32.86 % | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 32.9 % | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 35.75 % | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 32.62 % | -8.8% |
| 1988 | 36.19 % | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 37.22 % | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 37.82 % | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 37.72 % | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 36 % | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 34.43 % | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 36.41 % | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 35.01 % | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 33.7 % | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 35.28 % | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 36.71 % | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 36.35 % | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 36.56 % | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 35.4 % | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 36.78 % | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 34.26 % | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 36.11 % | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 36.93 % | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 36.33 % | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 36.71 % | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 36.69 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 35.27 % | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 34.54 % | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 35.75 % | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 35.85 % | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 35.27 % | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 33.54 % | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 34.69 % | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 35.84 % | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 35.66 % | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 34.17 % | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 38.27 % | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 37.79 % | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 37.13 % | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 34.14 % | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 35.93 % | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 35.1 % | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 34.65 % | -1.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 34.65 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.57 %, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.45 % | 25.05 % | 29.49 % | 4 |
| 1980s | 33.41 % | 30.27 % | 37.22 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.94 % | 33.7 % | 37.82 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.1 % | 34.26 % | 36.93 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.36 % | 33.54 % | 38.27 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.79 % | 34.14 % | 37.79 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 16 France 36.04 % compare
- 17 Kazakhstan 35.85 % compare
- 18 Switzerland 34.97 % compare
- 20 Luxembourg 33.82 % compare
- 21 Belarus 33.6 % compare
- 22 Georgia 33.55 % 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 — share of female employees in total in Canada?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Canada was 34.65 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 38.27 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.05 % in 1979.
- How does Canada rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total?
- Canada ranks 19th out of 97 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Share of female employees in total employees in agriculture — 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.