Australia vs Canada: Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees

Australia
13,265 Persons
in 2023
Canada
18,696 Persons
in 2024
Australia rank
11th
Canada rank
9th

Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k197019972024

How they compare

Canada currently reports 18,696 Persons against 13,265 Persons in Australia, a difference of 5,431 Persons.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 11th and Canada ranks 9th of 36 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1980s 6,458 Persons 11,254 Persons 4,797 Persons Canada
1990s 7,173 Persons 12,058 Persons 4,885 Persons Canada
2000s 8,930 Persons 14,548 Persons 5,618 Persons Canada
2010s 10,919 Persons 16,431 Persons 5,512 Persons Canada
2020s 12,561 Persons 17,639 Persons 5,077 Persons Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual population and employment, national concept — employees, Australia or Canada?
Canada, at 18,696 Persons against 13,265 Persons in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual population and employment, national concept — employees between Australia and Canada?
5,431 Persons, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for annual population and employment, national concept — employees?
Australia ranks 11th and Canada ranks 9th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,670 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or non-resident producer units. Users should note that population data corresponds to mid-year estimates (or the average of the reference year). These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org