Canada at a Glance, 2022
Women
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- Women accounted for 50.9% of Canada’s total population aged 15 and older in private households in 2021.Note
- In 2021, more than 1 in 4 (25.8%) women aged 15 and older were part of the racialized population, more than one-quarter (27.1%) were immigrants, and 4.5% were Indigenous.Note Note Note
- Women in Canada are among the most educated in the world, with more than two-thirds (68%) of women aged 25 to 64 years having a college or university qualification in 2021, compared with an average of 44% among women in countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).Note
Canada | OECD | |||
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Females | Males | Females | Males | |
percent | ||||
Below upper secondary | 6 | 8 | 19 | 21 |
Upper secondary and post-secondary and non-tertiary | 26 | 36 | 38 | 43 |
Tertiary education | 68 | 56 | 44 | 36 |
Note: Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates for Canada are derived using results from the provinces. LFS results for the territories are not included in the national estimates. Source: Statistics Canada. Table 37-10-0130-01 Educational attainment of the population aged 25 to 64, by age group and sex, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Canada, provinces and territories. |
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- Over the past decades, women’s participation in the labour force has increased. In 2021, more than 4 in 5 (83.9%) women aged 25 to 54 years participated in the labour force, compared to about half (52.3%) of women in this age group in 1976.Note
Females | Males | |
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percent | ||
1976 | 52.3 | 94.5 |
1981 | 62.6 | 94.6 |
1986 | 70.2 | 93.6 |
1991 | 75.9 | 92.4 |
1996 | 76.0 | 90.8 |
2001 | 79.1 | 91.1 |
2006 | 81.0 | 91.0 |
2011 | 81.9 | 90.6 |
2016 | 81.9 | 90.7 |
2021 | 83.9 | 91.5 |
Note: Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates for Canada are derived using results from the provinces. LFS results for the territories are not included in the national estimates. Source: Statistics Canada. Table 14-10-0327-01 Labour force characteristics by sex and detailed age group, annual. |
To learn more
Sex, gender and sexual orientation statistics (statcan.gc.ca)
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