Australia vs Canada: Employment in services, female (% of female employment)

Australia
90.4%
in 2025
Canada
90.7%
in 2025
Australia rank
32nd
Canada rank
31st

Employment in services, female (% of female employment) over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 90.7% against 90.4% in Australia, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Canada ahead.

Australia ranks 32nd and Canada ranks 31st of 187 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1990s 85.5% 86.5% 1.0% Canada
2000s 87.7% 88.0% 0.3% Canada
2010s 89.9% 90.3% 0.4% Canada
2020s 90.3% 90.5% 0.2% Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment in services, female (% of female employment), Australia or Canada?
Canada, at 90.7% against 90.4% in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment in services, female (% of female employment) between Australia and Canada?
0.3%, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
Australia ranks 32nd and Canada ranks 31st of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).