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Canada - Labor Force Participation Rate 64.52

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

Latest value

64.52 (2025)

Global rank

##68 of 187 economies

vs global median

1.0×

Growth since 1990

0.97×

Ranking Race — Labor Force Participation Rate

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#12#23#34#45#56#6719901995200020052010201520202025#53#682019 overtook Malaysia2021 overtook Nicaragua
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Canada climbed from #53 to #68 (overtook Malaysia). 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.

2019
Overtook Malaysia in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharpest contraction in decades despite fiscal support.

2021
Overtook Nicaragua in global rank auto

Labor Force Participation Rate, 1990-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total population ages 15+ · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202564.165.1666.2167.27
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