Gender wage gap in Canada
Canada: Gender wage gap was 9.31 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2025. βΌ Falling
Gender wage gap in Canada, 1997β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.
Analysis
In 2025, gender wage gap in Canada stood at 9.31 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage gap in Canada peaked at 22.63 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9.31 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, in 2025.
That places Canada 17th out of 38 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.94 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 17.79 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 20.14 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 3 |
| 2000s | 19.99 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 18.1 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 22.63 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.39 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 10 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 16.67 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.38 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 9.31 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 11.48 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 14 Iceland 10.7 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 15 Ireland 10.56 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 16 Argentina 10 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 18 Bulgaria 8.24 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 19 OECD 7.75 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 20 Hungary 7.47 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
More work & labour data for Canada
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3281 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3334 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.3231 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6552 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 39,234 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 5,715 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 26,798 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 26,814 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 53,612 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage gap in Canada?
- Gender wage gap in Canada was 9.31 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest gender wage gap recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 22.63 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2001.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.31 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2025.
- How does Canada rank for gender wage gap?
- Canada ranks 17th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender wage gap rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Gender wage gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains gender wage gaps defined as: 1) the unadjusted difference between median wages of men and women relative to the median wages of men, 2) the unadjusted difference between mean wages of men and women relative to the mean wages of men, 3) at the 1st decile and 4) at the 9th decile.