Labor force, total, per capita in Canada
Canada: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5485 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Canada, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.5485 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.5588 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5123 units per person, in 1996.
That places Canada 27th out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5185 units per person | 0.5123 units per person | 0.5293 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5469 units per person | 0.5275 units per person | 0.5588 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5537 units per person | 0.5499 units per person | 0.5571 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5485 units per person | 0.5392 units per person | 0.5536 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 141,045 (2000)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2000)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Canada?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Canada was 0.5485 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5588 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5123 units per person in 1996.
- How does Canada rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Canada ranks 27th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.