Canada's Working Age Population

PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE AGED 15-64 YEARS

Canada's working-age population is estimated to be 3.2% of the total population in 2025.

The "Working-age population as a percentage of the total population" is a demographic indicator used to assess a nation's economic capacity. This metric represents the proportion of individuals within a defined age range of 15 to 64 years, considered economically active and available to work.

Data source: World Bank, Washington D.C. and World Economics Research, London


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(%)		 2030
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Qatar Falling 15.5 53.2 60.5 66.8 49.0 46.5 26.7
United Arab Emirates Falling 25.5 59.6 61.1 52.3 45.9 36.1 38.5
Zambia Falling 17.9 15.0 21.0 30.3 28.5 25.3 13.2
Oman Falling 16.3 17.2 24.0 27.6 27.2 25.1 11.3
Kuwait Falling 26.7 43.7 44.8 18.9 24.8 21.2 11.4
Saudi Arabia Growing 16.3 24.4 26.7 28.5 24.0 19.9 8.7
Uganda Falling 24.9 16.3 18.3 25.6 24.5 22.9 15.1
Chad Falling 13.8 13.1 17.1 24.4 24.5 23.3 18.3
Afghanistan Falling 19.6 20.4 21.1 22.5 22.7 21.9 15.8
Central African Republic Growing 12.6 13.5 22.5 22.2 22.3 21.8 29.5
Yemen, Rep. Falling 15.2 15.8 17.5 22.0 22.2 20.8 12.3
Malawi Falling 17.8 16.5 15.3 20.0 22.1 22.0 13.2
Cote d'Ivoire Falling 22.6 20.5 21.2 22.2 21.4 20.3 13.0
Mali Falling 21.1 14.7 15.6 20.2 21.9 23.3 17.2
Burkina Faso Falling 21.8 14.6 17.2 20.8 20.9 20.5 13.8
Burundi Falling 16.4 16.1 20.6 20.8 21.0 21.9 13.5
Kenya Falling 15.0 22.4 23.2 20.8 20.1 18.4 11.6
Bahrain Growing 20.6 29.3 30.2 23.4 19.3 15.6 8.8
Cameroon Falling 14.4 13.2 15.6 19.7 19.9 19.4 13.1
Niger Falling 44.6 26.9 22.4 19.6 19.5 19.4 17.6
Mozambique Falling 18.2 16.7 19.3 18.5 19.4 21.1 17.5
Congo, Rep. Falling 15.2 15.3 17.4 20.1 18.6 16.8 11.3
Angola Falling 17.6 22.6 19.3 19.2 18.3 17.5 14.9
Gambia Falling 21.0 12.9 16.6 20.0 17.9 15.8 12.3
Nigeria Falling 16.7 16.5 17.5 18.2 18.4 18.4 14.2
Guinea-Bissau Falling 14.6 10.6 14.4 18.7 18.1 17.7 11.5
Papua New Guinea Growing 49.8 41.5 22.9 20.0 17.6 15.0 9.1
Sierra Leone Falling 15.2 13.0 14.9 18.2 18.0 17.1 12.1
Ethiopia Falling 19.5 18.2 19.0 18.4 17.6 16.0 12.1
Tanzania Falling 21.9 17.0 18.9 17.8 18.0 18.4 13.6
Togo Falling 14.8 17.3 19.6 18.5 17.6 16.6 11.8
Benin Falling 9.1 11.7 16.3 17.9 17.6 16.8 13.0
Liberia Falling 19.4 18.2 17.3 17.2 17.3 16.9 13.0
Sudan Falling 17.5 20.6 17.6 18.6 16.7 15.2 11.9
Madagascar Falling 15.5 14.8 18.5 17.9 16.6 15.6 11.8
Mauritania Falling 24.3 16.9 17.1 16.2 16.7 16.5 13.2
Congo, Dem. Rep Growing 17.9 18.5 17.4 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.7
Ghana Growing 17.6 19.1 17.4 17.1 16.0 14.0 8.7
Namibia Growing 12.1 12.0 17.6 16.6 15.7 14.1 9.4
Guinea Falling 12.7 13.0 12.9 15.8 16.1 16.0 14.0
Senegal Falling 18.8 18.6 16.4 15.9 16.1 15.6 10.8
Lesotho Falling 11.3 14.4 12.3 15.9 16.0 16.4 11.6
Botswana Growing 11.8 17.0 17.4 16.3 15.7 14.4 8.9
Tajikistan Growing 13.0 14.2 15.0 18.5 14.8 12.1 8.2
Zimbabwe Falling 14.5 13.9 15.9 15.1 15.8 18.3 11.8
Rwanda Falling 15.4 20.3 24.0 16.5 14.7 14.2 10.4
Honduras Growing 15.4 15.5 18.3 16.0 14.4 12.8 6.6
Eswatini Growing 17.3 16.5 22.6 15.9 14.4 13.8 9.2
Gabon Growing 7.8 7.9 11.0 14.8 14.4 13.7 8.7
Jordan Growing 11.9 19.2 21.2 16.2 13.7 11.0 5.4
Turkmenistan Growing 11.1 12.9 14.6 17.1 13.3 10.6 6.1
Laos Growing 20.8 15.5 15.9 15.1 13.6 11.9 6.9
Pakistan Falling 23.3 16.4 15.3 14.4 13.6 12.9 10.1
Haiti Growing 17.1 13.1 15.6 14.2 13.4 12.5 8.1
Libya Growing 12.0 20.7 17.4 14.2 13.1 10.5 4.1
Comoros Growing 15.4 11.2 11.7 12.8 13.2 13.4 9.7
Guatemala Growing 23.2 19.1 14.0 13.6 12.9 12.0 7.1
Egypt Growing 14.8 13.8 14.7 13.2 12.0 10.7 6.7
Mongolia Growing 9.9 10.8 17.9 14.6 11.6 9.3 5.1
Philippines Growing 22.1 20.2 19.3 13.7 11.7 10.1 6.2
Nicaragua Growing 19.1 19.4 15.9 12.5 11.6 10.1 5.2
Bolivia Growing 10.6 13.5 10.8 11.2 11.3 10.4 6.9
Bhutan Growing 22.8 21.9 15.3 11.7 11.0 10.0 4.4
Kyrgyzstan Growing 8.8 12.2 11.1 12.0 10.4 8.7 6.5
Uzbekistan Growing 9.6 13.2 12.7 12.2 10.3 8.5 6.1
Brunei Growing 14.2 21.3 24.0 13.0 10.0 7.8 3.4
Cambodia Growing 19.9 16.9 19.4 11.7 10.1 8.6 5.7
Bangladesh Growing 18.9 15.2 17.1 11.1 9.9 8.8 4.9
South Africa Growing 16.1 14.5 12.7 10.9 9.8 8.6 6.0
Nepal Growing 18.9 15.8 14.5 10.5 9.9 9.4 6.3
Cabo Verde Falling 12.5 8.8 11.0 11.0 9.5 8.0 4.1
Paraguay Falling 12.7 12.6 14.3 10.5 9.7 8.4 5.3
Algeria Falling 16.4 15.5 14.1 10.7 9.3 8.0 3.9
Guyana Falling 14.5 14.1 15.5 10.8 9.2 7.9 6.0
India Falling 17.0 14.3 13.6 10.5 9.3 8.1 4.6
Myanmar Falling 16.2 13.8 12.6 10.5 9.1 7.9 5.0
Indonesia Falling 23.6 15.2 12.8 10.2 9.0 7.7 4.3
Malaysia Falling 18.4 16.9 16.0 10.3 8.8 7.5 4.0
Jamaica Falling 12.9 7.1 10.0 10.1 8.5 6.9 3.5
Suriname Falling 10.1 12.8 13.9 9.5 8.1 6.7 4.4
Dominican Republic Falling 18.8 17.8 14.1 9.6 8.0 6.8 4.4
El Salvador Falling 15.6 19.8 12.5 8.6 8.1 7.4 4.6
Mexico Falling 18.1 17.4 12.1 8.9 7.9 6.8 3.9
Azerbaijan Falling 11.9 16.0 11.6 10.1 7.6 5.8 3.6
Ecuador Falling 11.2 14.8 12.7 8.7 7.9 6.9 3.8
Morocco Falling 18.5 19.5 14.3 9.5 7.9 6.7 3.9
Vietnam Falling 11.2 10.2 10.4 9.0 7.1 5.8 3.2
Colombia Falling 17.7 16.4 13.8 8.3 6.8 5.5 3.2
Kazakhstan Falling 10.9 8.3 9.8 8.3 6.9 5.9 4.5
Peru Falling 14.3 13.0 14.2 7.5 7.1 6.3 3.7
Panama Falling 15.9 14.7 12.7 7.9 6.8 5.8 3.4
Tunisia Falling 13.6 14.9 11.7 8.0 6.7 5.6 3.1
Türkiye Falling 12.9 11.9 11.0 7.6 6.5 5.4 2.8
Brazil Falling 21.1 16.5 12.6 7.3 6.0 5.0 2.8
Lebanon Falling 8.9 12.6 12.3 6.9 6.1 5.4 3.9
Bahamas, The Falling 14.8 14.2 9.8 6.3 5.8 4.9 3.0
Costa Rica Falling 16.6 15.1 11.4 6.6 5.4 4.4 2.5
Trinidad and Tobago Falling 17.9 14.0 14.1 6.8 5.4 4.4 2.6
Singapore Falling 22.5 14.6 12.0 6.6 5.2 4.2 2.4
Sri Lanka Falling 13.0 13.3 10.8 6.2 5.3 4.6 3.1
Argentina Falling 12.0 8.0 6.4 5.5 5.3 5.0 3.2
Mauritius Falling 17.3 14.3 11.2 6.3 5.1 4.0 2.4
Armenia Falling 10.0 12.2 7.1 5.5 4.6 3.7 2.6
Chile Falling 17.1 13.0 8.0 5.5 4.7 4.0 2.3
Israel Falling 11.9 6.6 6.4 5.0 4.7 4.6 3.9
China Falling 14.0 13.5 9.8 5.5 4.7 3.8 1.9
Cyprus Falling 9.9 6.8 6.8 5.2 4.6 4.1 2.3
Thailand Falling 18.8 17.7 11.4 5.5 4.3 3.5 2.0
Luxembourg Falling 6.4 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.3 3.7 2.3
Iceland Falling 7.1 6.3 5.6 4.6 4.2 3.7 2.6
Georgia Falling 8.6 7.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 3.6 3.0
Ireland Falling 5.2 5.5 6.0 4.5 4.1 3.7 2.2
Uruguay Falling 7.8 5.9 4.8 4.2 4.0 3.8 2.7
Albania Falling 9.7 11.3 8.6 4.6 3.7 3.1 2.2
Moldova Falling 12.3 9.0 6.6 4.6 3.8 3.4 2.9
New Zealand Falling 6.7 6.5 5.6 4.2 3.7 3.2 2.5
Russia Falling 10.6 6.7 5.6 4.3 3.7 3.3 2.5
Belarus Falling 8.5 6.3 5.0 4.3 3.6 3.2 2.2
Australia Falling 7.2 6.8 5.4 4.0 3.5 3.2 2.5
Korea, Rep. Falling 17.8 16.2 10.1 4.6 3.4 2.7 1.3
North Macedonia Falling 11.7 10.3 6.8 4.1 3.5 3.1 2.1
Taiwan Falling 22.5 16.1 8.3 4.5 3.4 2.7 1.4
United States Falling 6.8 6.0 5.5 4.1 3.5 3.1 2.6
Norway Falling 5.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.4 3.1 2.2
Slovak Republic Falling 9.0 6.1 6.1 4.0 3.4 3.0 1.9
Ukraine Falling 9.1 5.6 5.1 4.0 3.5 3.2 2.1
Canada Falling 7.7 7.2 5.4 3.7 3.2 2.8 2.4
Malta Falling 8.0 6.9 5.6 3.7 3.2 3.0 2.0
Austria Falling 5.4 4.2 4.4 3.5 3.1 2.6 1.8
Lithuania Falling 8.2 5.8 4.8 3.3 3.1 2.8 2.1
Poland Falling 10.6 6.5 5.6 3.7 3.1 2.9 1.8
Romania Falling 9.5 5.9 5.0 3.4 3.2 3.2 2.1
Switzerland Falling 6.4 4.8 4.4 3.5 3.2 2.7 1.9
United Kingdom Falling 5.6 4.3 4.1 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.4
Belgium Falling 5.4 4.5 3.9 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.1
Czechia Falling 6.9 4.7 5.1 3.1 3.0 2.8 1.9
Hungary Falling 7.3 4.8 4.6 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.1
Netherlands Falling 6.8 5.8 5.0 3.4 3.1 2.7 2.3
Spain Falling 7.9 5.7 4.1 3.4 3.0 2.6 1.5
Denmark Falling 6.1 4.5 4.5 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.3
Estonia Falling 6.2 5.3 4.5 3.1 2.9 2.7 1.9
Sweden Falling 5.6 3.9 3.7 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.3
Bosnia and Herzegovina Falling 16.8 10.8 6.3 3.3 2.8 2.4 1.6
Bulgaria Falling 8.9 5.6 4.1 2.9 2.8 2.7 1.9
Hong Kong Falling 20.8 10.6 6.5 3.7 2.8 2.2 1.0
Latvia Falling 6.3 5.2 4.5 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.0
Slovenia Falling 8.6 5.9 5.0 3.2 2.9 2.5 1.7
France Falling 5.4 4.6 4.1 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.1
Serbia Falling 10.1 6.6 4.2 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.0
Croatia Falling 9.0 5.9 4.2 2.9 2.7 2.4 1.8
Germany Falling 5.9 4.2 4.1 2.9 2.6 2.3 1.9
Finland Falling 8.5 5.7 4.5 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.1
Greece Falling 9.2 5.0 3.9 2.8 2.6 2.4 1.5
Italy Falling 6.9 4.9 3.7 2.7 2.5 2.2 1.4
Portugal Falling 8.0 5.6 4.2 2.8 2.5 2.2 1.6
Japan Falling 11.2 7.4 3.9 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.4


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