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Canada - Female Labor Force Participation and Gender Wage Gap 76.72

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

Latest value

76.72 (2025)

Global rank

##23 of 187 economies

Share of global total

0.7%

Growth since 1990

1.12×

Ranking Race — Female Labor Force Participation and Gender Wage Gap

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#8#15#22#29#36#4319901995200020052010201520202025#40#232021 overtook Vietnam2023 overtook Australia
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Canada climbed from #40 to #23 (overtook Vietnam). 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 Vietnam in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Australia in global rank auto

Female Labor Force Participation and Gender Wage Gap, 1990-2025

World Bank WDI · % of female population ages 15-64 · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202567.7570.8974.0477.18

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