Canada vs Spain: Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment

Canada
19,350 Persons
in 2024
Spain
18,933 Persons
in 2025
Canada rank
9th
Spain rank
10th

Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment over time

  • Canada
  • Spain
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k195519902025

How they compare

Canada currently reports 19,350 Persons against 18,933 Persons in Spain, a difference of 417 Persons.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Spain ahead.

Canada ranks 9th and Spain ranks 10th of 33 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 8,516 Persons 8,584 Persons 68.23 Persons Spain
1980s 10,588 Persons 8,203 Persons 2,385 Persons Canada
1990s 11,910 Persons 9,845 Persons 2,066 Persons Canada
2000s 14,429 Persons 14,994 Persons 565.28 Persons Spain
2010s 16,377 Persons 15,250 Persons 1,126 Persons Canada
2020s 18,139 Persons 17,306 Persons 832.32 Persons Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment, Canada or Spain?
Canada, at 19,350 Persons against 18,933 Persons in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment between Canada and Spain?
417 Persons, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Canada and Spain rank globally for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
Canada ranks 9th and Spain ranks 10th of 33 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
43 places, 2,002 data points, 1955–2025
Last refreshed

The dataflow "Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow shows the number of employees broken down by economic activities (ISIC Rev. 4). Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes. Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 2 are also available from 1970 to 2014 Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 3 are available from 1983 to 2023. Data for Canada are currently only available in ISIC Rev. 3