Employment by professional status (ICSE-93) in Canada
Canada: Employment by professional status (ICSE-93) was 21,029 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment by professional status in Canada, 1955–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment by professional status in Canada is 21,029 Persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 71 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by professional status in Canada peaked at 21,029 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,364 Persons, in 1955.
Canada ranks 12th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 71 years of available data.
Employment by professional status (ICSE-93) in Canada, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 5,364 Persons | — |
| 1956 | 5,585 Persons | +4.1% |
| 1957 | 5,731 Persons | +2.6% |
| 1958 | 5,706 Persons | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 5,870 Persons | +2.9% |
| 1960 | 5,965 Persons | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 6,055 Persons | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 6,225 Persons | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 6,375 Persons | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 6,609 Persons | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 6,862 Persons | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 7,152 Persons | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 7,379 Persons | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 7,537 Persons | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 7,780 Persons | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 7,879 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 8,079 Persons | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 8,329 Persons | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 8,759 Persons | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 9,137 Persons | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 9,308 Persons | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 9,748 Persons | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 9,917 Persons | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 10,220 Persons | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 10,669 Persons | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 10,984 Persons | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 11,305 Persons | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 10,944 Persons | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 11,022 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 11,302 Persons | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 11,627 Persons | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 11,987 Persons | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 12,333 Persons | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 12,710 Persons | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 12,996 Persons | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 13,086 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 12,857 Persons | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 12,731 Persons | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 12,793 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 13,059 Persons | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 13,295 Persons | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 13,420 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 13,708 Persons | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 14,047 Persons | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 14,402 Persons | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 14,760 Persons | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 14,932 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 15,291 Persons | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 15,661 Persons | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 15,915 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 16,124 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 16,414 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 16,757 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 16,997 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 16,755 Persons | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 16,978 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 17,220 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 17,432 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 17,668 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 17,738 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 17,857 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 17,967 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 18,372 Persons | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 18,707 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 19,071 Persons | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 18,068 Persons | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 18,964 Persons | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 19,740 Persons | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 20,335 Persons | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 20,730 Persons | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 21,029 Persons | +1.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 21,029 Persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,200 Persons, 4.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5,651 Persons | 5,364 Persons | 5,870 Persons | 5 |
| 1960s | 6,794 Persons | 5,965 Persons | 7,780 Persons | 10 |
| 1970s | 9,204 Persons | 7,879 Persons | 10,669 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,721 Persons | 10,944 Persons | 12,996 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,340 Persons | 12,731 Persons | 14,402 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,961 Persons | 14,760 Persons | 16,997 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,901 Persons | 16,978 Persons | 19,071 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,811 Persons | 18,068 Persons | 21,029 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,715 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 26,798 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 53,612 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by professional status in Canada?
- Employment by professional status in Canada was 21,029 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest employment by professional status recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 21,029 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment by professional status recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,364 Persons in 1955.
- How does Canada rank for employment by professional status?
- Canada ranks 12th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment by professional status rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment by professional status (ICSE-93). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataflow "Employment by profesional status (ICSE-93)" 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 contains employment statistics for all economic activities broken down by professional status as defined by the ICSE-1993 including employees, employers and own-account workers, and unpaid family workers. 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). To be considered as an unpaid family worker, the hour-threshold varies from one hour to 18 hours a week. 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.