Employers, female (% of female employment) in Canada
Canada: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 1.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Canada, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Canada recorded 1.9% for employers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Canada peaked at 3.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2025.
That places Canada 102nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.0% | — |
| 1992 | 3.0% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 3.0% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | -7.6% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | -0.9% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 90% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 99 Colombia 1.9% compare
- 100 Macau, China 1.9% compare
- 101 Indonesia 1.9% compare
- 103 Philippines 1.9% compare
- 104 Netherlands 1.8% compare
- 105 Slovenia 1.8% compare
More work & labour data for Canada
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3281 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3334 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.3231 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6552 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 39,234 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,715 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 26,798 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 26,814 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 53,612 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, female (% of female employment) in Canada?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Canada was 1.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2025.
- How does Canada rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Canada ranks 102nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).