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Canada vs United States: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Canada's Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) was 60.20, compared to United States's 56.34. That makes Canada's value 6.9% higher than United States's.

Canada

Rank #49 of 182 globally

Canada trend
Latest (2025)
60.20
Year-over-year
-0.3%
10-year change
-1.3%
Peak
61.90 (2008)
Trough
59.38 (2020)

United States

Rank #74 of 182 globally

United States trend
Latest (2025)
56.34
Year-over-year
-0.4%
10-year change
+0.7%
Peak
58.29 (2008)
Trough
55.63 (2021)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SL.TLF.CACT.FE.ZS), CC BY 4.0.