Canada vs IDA total: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)
Canada
89.8%
in 2025
IDA total
19.8%
in 2025
Canada rank
39th
IDA total rank
38th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Canada
- IDA total
How they compare
Canada currently reports 89.8% against 19.8% in IDA total, a difference of 70.0%.
That makes Canada's figure about 4.5 times IDA total's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 39th and IDA total ranks 38th of 187 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.2% | 13.6% | 74.6% | Canada |
| 2000s | 88.5% | 15.5% | 73.1% | Canada |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 18.1% | 70.5% | Canada |
| 2020s | 89.3% | 19.5% | 69.7% | 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 total?
- Canada, at 89.8% against 19.8% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between Canada and IDA total?
- 70.0%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and IDA total?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Canada and IDA total rank globally for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Canada ranks 39th and IDA total ranks 38th 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.