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Female labour force participation rate in Canada

Latest: 60.2%
Previous: 60.4%
Change: -0.21 (-0.3%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Female labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Female labour force participation rate in Canada
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	57.9%
Dec 31, 1991	57.8%
Dec 31, 1992	57.2%
Dec 31, 1993	57.0%
Dec 31, 1994	56.9%
Dec 31, 1995	56.8%
Dec 31, 1996	56.8%
Dec 31, 1997	57.1%
Dec 31, 1998	57.7%
Dec 31, 1999	58.2%
Dec 31, 2000	58.7%
Dec 31, 2001	59.0%
Dec 31, 2002	60.2%
Dec 31, 2003	61.2%
Dec 31, 2004	61.3%
Dec 31, 2005	61.0%
Dec 31, 2006	61.3%
Dec 31, 2007	61.8%
Dec 31, 2008	61.9%
Dec 31, 2009	61.9%
Dec 31, 2010	61.9%
Dec 31, 2011	61.6%
Dec 31, 2012	61.7%
Dec 31, 2013	61.8%
Dec 31, 2014	61.2%
Dec 31, 2015	61.0%
Dec 31, 2016	60.9%
Dec 31, 2017	61.1%
Dec 31, 2018	61.0%
Dec 31, 2019	61.3%
Dec 31, 2020	59.4%
Dec 31, 2021	60.6%
Dec 31, 2022	61.0%
Dec 31, 2023	61.1%
Dec 31, 2024	60.4%
Dec 31, 2025	60.2%

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