Canada vs Upper middle income: Employment in services (% of total employment)
Employment in services (% of total employment) over time
- Canada
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Canada currently reports 80.1% against 52.4% in Upper middle income, a difference of 27.7%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.5 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 187 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.8% | 32.8% | 41.0% | Canada |
| 2000s | 75.5% | 38.8% | 36.7% | Canada |
| 2010s | 78.3% | 46.8% | 31.5% | Canada |
| 2020s | 79.5% | 51.3% | 28.2% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in services (% of total employment), Canada or Upper middle income?
- Canada, at 80.1% against 52.4% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in services (% of total employment) between Canada and Upper middle income?
- 27.7%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Upper middle income rank globally for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Canada ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in services (% of total 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
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).