Australia vs Canada: Labour force participation rate
Labour force participation rate over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 66.92 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup against 65.28 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in Canada, a difference of 1.64 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 5th and Canada ranks 8th of 33 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Canada in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.76 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 63.66 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 2.9 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | Canada |
| 1980s | 61.44 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 65.58 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 4.14 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | Canada |
| 1990s | 63.11 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 65.5 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 2.39 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | Canada |
| 2000s | 64.21 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 67.03 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 2.82 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | Canada |
| 2010s | 65.17 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 66.31 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 1.14 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | Canada |
| 2020s | 66.2 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 65.31 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 0.8896 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour force participation rate, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 66.92 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup against 65.28 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labour force participation rate between Australia and Canada?
- 1.64 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for labour force participation rate?
- Australia ranks 5th and Canada ranks 8th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Labour force participation rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the labour force participation rate is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the labour force participation rate by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The labour force participation rate is calculated as the number of the labour force population as a percentage of the working age population. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.