Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Canada
Canada: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force was 12,002 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Canada, 1976–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Canada is 12,002 Persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Canada peaked at 12,002 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6,567 Persons, in 1976.
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 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,606 Persons | 6,567 Persons | 6,650 Persons | 4 |
| 1980s | 6,779 Persons | 6,579 Persons | 6,850 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,775 Persons | 6,970 Persons | 8,201 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,442 Persons | 8,136 Persons | 8,903 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,779 Persons | 9,086 Persons | 10,413 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,291 Persons | 10,824 Persons | 12,002 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)
- 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 population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Canada?
- Population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Canada was 12,002 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 12,002 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,567 Persons in 1976.
- How does Canada rank for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
- Canada ranks 12th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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 Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.