Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%), Canada or United States of America?

United States of America, at 64.8% against 64.6% in Canada as of 2025.

What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) between Canada and United States of America?

0.2%, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?

50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs United States of America: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)

Canada

64.6%

in 2025

United States of America

64.8%

in 2025

Canada rank

103rd

United States of America rank

102nd

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) over time

Canada
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 64.8% against 64.6% in Canada, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 103rd and United States of America ranks 102nd of 174 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1970s	72.4%	73.1%	0.7%	United States of America
1980s	70.0%	71.0%	1.0%	United States of America
1990s	66.0%	70.9%	4.9%	United States of America
2000s	67.3%	69.3%	2.0%	United States of America
2010s	65.8%	65.1%	0.7%	Canada
2020s	64.7%	64.5%	0.2%	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%), Canada or United States of America?: United States of America, at 64.8% against 64.6% in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) between Canada and United States of America?: 0.2%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)?: Canada ranks 103rd and United States of America ranks 102nd of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate)
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 196 places, 4,684 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.