QuebecLabour1990–2025 · Annual

How did the participation rate for people aged 15 and over change in Quebec?

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The answer

Participation rate for people aged 15 and over increased in Quebec.

What this answer shows

Measure
Participation rate for people aged 15 and over
Area shown
Quebec
Period
1990–2025Annual
Unit
Percent

Selected details

Measure
Participation rate
Age group
15 years and over

Participation rate for people aged 15 and over rose from 64.2% to 64.9% between 1990 and 2025—an increase of 0.7 percentage points. It reached an observed high of 66.1% in 2003 before ending at 64.9% in 2025.

Overall change
+0.7 percentage points
Increase
Start · 1990
64.2%
Latest · 2025
64.9%

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Participation rate for people aged 15 and over in Quebec

Annual · 36 observations · 1990–2025

Selected period2025
  • Participation rate for people aged 15 and over64.9%
Observed high
66.1%2003
Observed low
61.9%1996
Participation rate for people aged 15 and over rose from 64.2% to 64.9% between 1990 and 2025—an increase of 0.7 percentage points. It reached an observed high of 66.1% in 2003 before ending at 64.9% in 2025. The chart covers 1990 to 2025. Values are shown in Percent.Percent60%62%64%66%68%199019962002200820132019202564.2%64.9%

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Exact values36 observations · 1990–2025

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Participation rate for people aged 15 and over in Quebec
PeriodParticipation rate for people aged 15 and over
2025Latest64.9%
202464.9%
202365.3%
202264.4%
202164.3%
202063.9%
201965.1%
201865%
201764.9%
201664.6%
201564.9%
201464.8%
201365.3%
201265.1%
201165.1%
201065.3%
200965.3%
200865.6%
200765.6%
200665.4%
200565.6%
200465.9%
200366.1%
200265.2%
200163.6%
200063.1%
199962.8%
199862.6%
199762.1%
199661.9%
199562.2%
199462.5%
199362.3%
199262.6%
199163.6%
199064.2%

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Data shown through 2025Table updated

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