Canada: employment by age group 2022

In 2022, around 1.7 million persons between the ages of 20 and 24 years old were employed in Canada. A further 2.3 million people between the ages of 30 and 34 years old were employed nationwide in that year.

Total number of employed persons in Canada in 2022, by age group (in 1,000s)

Age group	Number of employed person in thousands
15 to 19 years	925.7
20 to 24 years	1,666
25 to 29 years	2,118.9
30 to 34 years	2,286.4
35 to 39 years	2,207.5
40 to 44 years	2,189.1
45 to 49 years	1,957.1
50 to 54 years	2,007.4
55 to 59 years	1,875.2
60 to 64 years	1,382.9
65 to 69 years	595.4
70 years and over	354.9

Loading statistic...

Download

Source

Show detailed source information?

Already a member?

Source

Use Ask Statista Research Service

Release date

January 2023

More information

Region

Canada

Survey time period

2022

Age group

15 years and older

Supplementary notes

Figures represent the number of persons who, during the reference week, worked for pay or profit, or performed unpaid family work or had a job but were not at work due to own illness or disability, personal or family responsibilities, labour dispute, vacation, or other reason. Those persons on layoff and persons without work but who had a job to start at a definite date in the future are not considered employed.

Citation formats