Canada - Labor Force Participation 2013
66.54%
−0.02pp from 2012
Canada's labor force participation was 66.54% in 2013, decreased +0.02pp from 66.56% in 2012. This was the 51st highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2013▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Qatar | 86.30% | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Madagascar | 86.27% | -0.1% |
| 3rd | Tanzania | 84.58% | -0.7% |
| 4th | Uganda | 84.52% | 20.9% |
| 5th | Solomon Islands | 84.27% | 0.0% |
| 6th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 82.06% | 0.0% |
| 7th | Nigeria | 80.84% | -0.3% |
| 8th | Mozambique | 80.37% | -0.8% |
| 9th | Cambodia | 80.22% | -3.3% |
| 10th | Eritrea | 79.32% | -0.1% |
| 11th | Burkina Faso | 79.11% | -0.3% |
| 12th | Burundi | 78.84% | 0.2% |
| 13th | Peru | 77.86% | -0.8% |
| 14th | United Arab Emirates | 77.33% | 0.4% |
| 15th | Viet Nam | 77.23% | 1.2% |
| 16th | Liberia | 76.98% | 0.0% |
| 17th | Angola | 76.76% | -0.4% |
| 18th | Niger | 75.67% | -2.6% |
| 19th | Iceland | 74.90% | 0.8% |
| 20th | Kenya | 74.06% | 0.2% |
| 21st | Bahamas, The | 73.82% | 0.0% |
| 22nd | South Sudan | 73.55% | 0.0% |
| 23rd | Cameroon | 73.17% | -1.4% |
| 24th | Central African Republic | 73.11% | 0.2% |
| 25th | Benin | 72.71% | 0.6% |
| 26th | Ghana | 71.65% | -0.1% |
| 27th | Bahrain | 71.55% | -0.1% |
| 28th | Kuwait | 71.33% | 0.9% |
| 29th | Macao SAR, China | 70.86% | 0.2% |
| 30th | Kazakhstan | 70.63% | -0.1% |
| 31st | Mali | 70.60% | 0.1% |
| 32nd | Malawi | 70.27% | -2.2% |
| 33rd | China | 69.97% | -0.6% |
| 34th | Thailand | 69.97% | -3.9% |
| 35th | Paraguay | 69.87% | -2.0% |
| 36th | St. Lucia | 69.25% | 0.3% |
| 37th | Barbados | 68.29% | 1.1% |
| 38th | Congo, Republic of | 67.97% | 0.1% |
| 39th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 67.89% | -0.3% |
| 40th | Oman | 67.80% | 2.6% |
| 41st | Singapore | 67.77% | -0.3% |
| 42nd | Switzerland | 67.60% | 0.0% |
| 43rd | New Zealand | 67.41% | -0.3% |
| 44th | Colombia | 67.27% | -1.2% |
| 45th | Timor-Leste | 67.16% | -0.1% |
| 46th | Côte d'Ivoire | 67.16% | -0.2% |
| 47th | Norway | 66.94% | -0.2% |
| 48th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 66.76% | 0.1% |
| 49th | Indonesia | 66.76% | -1.0% |
| 50th | Netherlands | 66.74% | -0.1% |
| 51st | Canada | 66.54% | 0.0% |
| 52nd | Georgia | 66.49% | -0.4% |
| 53rd | Brunei Darussalam | 66.18% | -0.3% |
| 54th | Zimbabwe | 66.15% | 0.1% |
| 55th | Haiti | 65.82% | 0.1% |
| 56th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 65.78% | -0.4% |
| 57th | Panama | 65.74% | 1.2% |
| 58th | Bhutan | 65.30% | 1.4% |
| 59th | Moldova | 65.25% | 0.7% |
| 60th | Lesotho | 65.24% | -0.9% |
| 61st | Israel | 65.11% | -0.2% |
| 62nd | Australia | 65.03% | -0.3% |
| 63rd | Myanmar | 64.99% | -0.2% |
| 64th | Uruguay | 64.84% | -0.6% |
| 65th | Nicaragua | 64.64% | 0.5% |
| 66th | Brazil | 64.31% | -0.1% |
| 67th | New Caledonia | 64.06% | -0.2% |
| 68th | Cyprus | 64.04% | 0.0% |
| 69th | Malaysia | 63.96% | 1.6% |
| 70th | Belarus | 63.95% | 0.4% |
| 71st | Sweden | 63.85% | 0.5% |
| 72nd | Trinidad and Tobago | 63.67% | 0.1% |
| 73rd | Costa Rica | 63.66% | -1.0% |
| 74th | Guinea-Bissau | 63.28% | -0.1% |
| 75th | Russian Federation | 62.87% | -0.2% |
| 76th | United States | 62.74% | -0.6% |
| 77th | Honduras | 62.66% | 7.3% |
| 78th | Belize | 62.63% | 0.4% |
| 79th | Chad | 62.61% | -0.8% |
| 80th | Guam | 62.49% | -0.1% |
| 81st | Vanuatu | 62.49% | -1.0% |
| 82nd | Ecuador | 62.26% | -0.3% |
| 83rd | United Kingdom | 62.01% | 0.0% |
| 84th | Ireland | 61.91% | 0.5% |
| 85th | Azerbaijan | 61.90% | 0.5% |
| 86th | Jamaica | 61.84% | 1.8% |
| 87th | Chile | 61.81% | 0.2% |
| 88th | Namibia | 61.70% | 7.2% |
| 89th | Botswana | 61.59% | 0.7% |
| 90th | Armenia | 61.54% | 0.0% |
| 91st | Denmark | 61.49% | -1.5% |
| 92nd | Philippines | 61.45% | -0.5% |
| 93rd | Korea | 61.40% | 0.8% |
| 94th | Estonia | 61.27% | 0.0% |
| 95th | Mexico | 61.03% | -0.3% |
| 96th | Rwanda | 60.78% | -0.1% |
| 97th | El Salvador | 60.52% | 0.5% |
| 98th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 60.49% | 1.3% |
| 99th | Equatorial Guinea | 60.39% | 0.6% |
| 100th | Austria | 60.36% | 0.3% |
| 101st | Fiji | 60.30% | -2.3% |
| 102nd | Germany | 60.28% | 0.5% |
| 103rd | Lao PDR | 60.27% | -0.2% |
| 104th | Guatemala | 60.22% | -7.5% |
| 105th | Argentina | 59.96% | -0.7% |
| 106th | Mauritius | 59.71% | 1.7% |
| 107th | Mongolia | 59.50% | -0.3% |
| 108th | Channel Islands | 59.34% | -0.3% |
| 109th | Latvia | 59.31% | -0.6% |
| 110th | Dominican Republic | 59.27% | -0.3% |
| 111th | Portugal | 59.26% | -1.4% |
| 112th | Czechia | 59.26% | 1.0% |
| 113th | Slovak Republic | 59.25% | 0.1% |
| 114th | Japan | 59.25% | 0.4% |
| 115th | Cabo Verde | 59.15% | 0.0% |
| 116th | Spain | 59.13% | -0.5% |
| 117th | Finland | 59.11% | -0.8% |
| 118th | Zambia | 58.91% | -0.1% |
| 119th | Luxembourg | 58.53% | 0.6% |
| 120th | Kyrgyz Republic | 58.50% | -4.9% |
| 121st | Togo | 58.18% | 0.0% |
| 122nd | Lithuania | 57.99% | 0.4% |
| 123rd | Sierra Leone | 57.90% | -1.6% |
| 124th | Slovenia | 57.63% | -0.3% |
| 125th | Bangladesh | 57.18% | -0.8% |
| 126th | Saudi Arabia | 57.15% | 3.2% |
| 127th | Guinea | 57.05% | -1.2% |
| 128th | Virgin Islands (US) | 56.95% | -5.6% |
| 129th | Poland | 56.73% | -0.1% |
| 130th | European Union | 56.70% | 0.0% |
| 131st | Ukraine | 56.28% | 0.0% |
| 132nd | France | 56.27% | 0.1% |
| 133rd | French Polynesia | 56.16% | -0.2% |
| 134th | Guyana | 56.04% | -0.3% |
| 135th | Uzbekistan | 55.88% | 0.1% |
| 136th | Tonga | 55.64% | -0.5% |
| 137th | Cuba | 55.26% | 0.3% |
| 138th | Samoa | 54.87% | 0.0% |
| 139th | Maldives | 54.85% | 1.3% |
| 140th | North Macedonia | 54.67% | 0.7% |
| 141st | Suriname | 54.45% | 1.0% |
| 142nd | Malta | 54.08% | 2.7% |
| 143rd | Bulgaria | 53.94% | 1.4% |
| 144th | Belgium | 53.62% | 0.5% |
| 145th | Hungary | 53.52% | 1.2% |
| 146th | India | 53.36% | -0.3% |
| 147th | South Africa | 53.08% | 1.1% |
| 148th | Albania | 52.42% | -8.0% |
| 149th | Sri Lanka | 52.05% | -1.0% |
| 150th | Greece | 51.57% | -0.6% |
| 151st | Eswatini | 51.50% | -0.2% |
| 152nd | Pakistan | 51.45% | 0.7% |
| 153rd | Serbia | 51.15% | 2.0% |
| 154th | Türkiye | 50.84% | 1.8% |
| 155th | Croatia | 50.76% | -1.1% |
| 156th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 50.36% | -0.6% |
| 157th | Romania | 50.08% | 0.1% |
| 158th | Gabon | 49.90% | 0.6% |
| 159th | Montenegro | 49.42% | 0.0% |
| 160th | Papua New Guinea | 49.39% | 0.7% |
| 161st | Libya | 49.31% | 0.3% |
| 162nd | Italy | 48.49% | -0.6% |
| 163rd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 48.44% | -0.1% |
| 164th | Morocco | 48.31% | -0.2% |
| 165th | Gambia, The | 47.92% | -0.1% |
| 166th | Tunisia | 47.78% | -1.0% |
| 167th | Afghanistan | 47.03% | 0.1% |
| 168th | Sudan | 46.81% | -2.2% |
| 169th | Senegal | 46.49% | -1.1% |
| 170th | Lebanon | 46.14% | 1.0% |
| 171st | Turkmenistan | 44.27% | -1.2% |
| 172nd | Comoros | 44.16% | 0.7% |
| 173rd | Mauritania | 43.06% | -1.1% |
| 174th | Algeria | 42.87% | -0.5% |
| 175th | Iraq | 41.96% | 2.4% |
| 176th | West Bank and Gaza | 41.80% | 0.3% |
| 177th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 41.15% | -1.5% |
| 178th | Tajikistan | 40.90% | -1.0% |
| 179th | Nepal | 40.51% | -0.5% |
| 180th | Puerto Rico (US) | 39.30% | -1.5% |
| 181st | Syrian Arab Republic | 37.78% | -3.6% |
| 182nd | Yemen, Republic of | 37.56% | -1.7% |
| 183rd | Jordan | 37.10% | -2.4% |
| 184th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 34.20% | -0.1% |
| 185th | Djibouti | 32.85% | -0.3% |
| 186th | São Tomé and Principe | 24.03% | 0.1% |
FAQ
What was Canada's labor force participation in 2013?▾
Canada's labor force participation in 2013 was 66.54%. This ranked 51st globally.
How did Canada's labor force participation change in 2013?▾
Canada's labor force participation decreased by 0.0% in 2013 compared to 2012.
Which country had the highest labor force participation in 2013?▾
Qatar had the highest labor force participation in 2013 at 86.30%.
What is the labor force participation of Canada in 2013?▾
The labor force participation of Canada in 2013 was 66.54%. This ranked 51st globally.
How does 2013 compare to 2012 for Canada's labor force participation?▾
Canada's labor force participation went from 66.56% in 2012 to 66.54% in 2013, a 0.0% decrease.
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