Canada vs IDA only: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)
Canada
89.8%
in 2025
IDA only
20.1%
in 2025
Canada rank
39th
IDA only rank
36th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Canada
- IDA only
How they compare
Canada currently reports 89.8% against 20.1% in IDA only, a difference of 69.7%.
That makes Canada's figure about 4.5 times IDA only's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 39th and IDA only ranks 36th of 187 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.2% | 14.3% | 73.8% | Canada |
| 2000s | 88.5% | 15.6% | 73.0% | Canada |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 17.9% | 70.6% | Canada |
| 2020s | 89.3% | 19.9% | 69.4% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment), Canada or IDA only?
- Canada, at 89.8% against 20.1% in IDA only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between Canada and IDA only?
- 69.7%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and IDA only?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Canada and IDA only rank globally for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Canada ranks 39th and IDA only ranks 36th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female 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
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.