Canada Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 64.28%, a 0.18% decline from 2022.
  • Canada labor force participation rate for 2022 was 64.46%, a 0.63% 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 76.74%
Netherlands 71.41%
New Zealand 68.93%
Australia 67.83%
Norway 65.12%
Switzerland 64.63%
Canada 64.28%
Denmark 63.95%
Qatar 60.64%
Austria 59.29%
Sweden 58.68%
United Kingdom 55.03%
Finland 54.94%
Ireland 54.56%
Germany 54.33%
Malta 54.17%
United States 51.04%
Japan 49.84%
Channel Islands 49.44%
Bahamas 48.41%
Israel 47.61%
Panama 46.01%
Uruguay 45.93%
UAE 45.86%
Guam 45.05%
Estonia 44.08%
Cyprus 43.65%
France 42.76%
Barbados 42.37%
Bahrain 41.18%
Macao 39.78%
Brunei 38.35%
French Polynesia 38.20%
Argentina 37.73%
Oman 36.74%
Trinidad and Tobago 36.58%
Slovenia 36.34%
New Caledonia 35.83%
Singapore 35.61%
Portugal 35.46%
Luxembourg 35.05%
Latvia 34.74%
Lithuania 34.00%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.80%
Spain 32.94%
Poland 32.11%
Hong Kong 31.98%
Belgium 31.45%
Hungary 31.16%
Croatia 30.49%
Chile 29.93%
Czech Republic 28.52%
Saudi Arabia 27.72%
Slovak Republic 27.56%
South Korea 27.04%
Italy 26.39%
Greece 24.85%
Kuwait 24.43%
Puerto Rico 23.02%
Canada Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 64.28% -0.18%
2022 64.46% 0.63%
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% -1.97%