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Canada - Female Employment Rate and Gender Pay Equity 56.26

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

56.26 (2025)

Global rank

##48 of 187 economies

vs global median

1.1×

Growth since 1991

1.08×

Ranking Race — Female Employment Rate and Gender Pay Equity

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#11#21#31#41#51#6119911996200120062011201620212025#61#482021 overtook United Kingdom2022 overtook Azerbaijan
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. Canada climbed from #61 to #48 (overtook United Kingdom). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Canada ↓

Key Events — Canada

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1994
NAFTA takes effect curated

Continental free trade deepens integration with the US and Mexico.

2009
Global crisis recession curated

Trade collapse hits the open economy.

2015
Oil price shock curated

Crude collapse hurts energy-heavy provinces.

2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharpest contraction in decades despite fiscal support.

2021
Overtook United Kingdom in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Azerbaijan in global rank auto

Female Employment Rate and Gender Pay Equity, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of female population ages 15+ · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1991200120112021202550.9253.3955.8658.33

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