Australia vs Canada: Share of women in temporary employment by permanency of the job

Australia
53.11 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
in 2017
Canada
51.95 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
in 2025
Australia rank
14th
Canada rank
17th

Share of women in temporary employment by permanency of the job over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 53.11 Percentage of population in the same subgroup against 51.95 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in Canada, a difference of 1.16 Percentage of population in the same subgroup.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Canada ahead.

Australia ranks 14th and Canada ranks 17th of 37 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1990s 50.49 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 51.12 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 0.63 Percentage of population in the same subgroup Canada
2000s 52.71 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 51.79 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 0.9203 Percentage of population in the same subgroup Australia
2010s 53.02 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 51.16 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 1.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of women in temporary employment by permanency of the job, Australia or Canada?
Australia, at 53.11 Percentage of population in the same subgroup against 51.95 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in Canada as of 2017.
What is the difference in share of women in temporary employment by permanency of the job between Australia and Canada?
1.16 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for share of women in temporary employment by permanency of the job?
Australia ranks 14th and Canada ranks 17th of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Share of women in temporary employment by permanency of the job. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of women in temporary employment by permanency of the job
Unit
Percentage of population in the same subgroup
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
51 places, 1,548 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains the share of women in temporary employment with standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total). Data are reported for employees. Temporary employees are wage and salary workers whose job has a pre-determined termination date as opposed to permanent employees whose job is of unlimited duration. They include: i) persons with a seasonal job; ii) persons engaged by an employment agency or business and hired out to a third party for carrying out a “work mission”; iii) persons with specific training contracts (including apprentices, trainees, research assistants, probationary period of a contract, etc.). Country-specific exceptions to this generic definition may be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates