Working-age population in Canada
Canada: Working-age population was 34,569 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Working-age population in Canada, 1976–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Canada recorded 34,569 Persons for working-age population in 2025. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, working-age population in Canada peaked at 34,569 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17,058 Persons, in 1976.
That places Canada 12th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 17,598 Persons | 17,058 Persons | 18,119 Persons | 4 |
| 1980s | 19,715 Persons | 18,484 Persons | 20,898 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,519 Persons | 21,215 Persons | 23,782 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,615 Persons | 24,090 Persons | 27,207 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,013 Persons | 27,576 Persons | 30,634 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,547 Persons | 31,075 Persons | 34,569 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More population data for Canada
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 45,891 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.7644 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.3863 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.327 (2100)
- Population density 6.1 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.33 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.327 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.7644 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 269,496 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is working-age population in Canada?
- Working-age population in Canada was 34,569 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest working-age population recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 34,569 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest working-age population recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,058 Persons in 1976.
- How does Canada rank for working-age population?
- Canada ranks 12th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is working-age population rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. 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 Working-age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on working age population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the working age 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, for the OECD member countries and selected other economies. The working-age population is commonly defined as persons aged 15 years and older. 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.