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Youth participation rate, 15–24: Canadian provinces ranked (2025)

Measure: Youth participation rate, ages 15 to 24 (%). All 10 provinces and territories with data in Young and older workers by province, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0327-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated: 2026-11-09

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National value: 63 (Canada).

Lowest: 60.3 to 61.2 %
Group 2: 61.2 to 63.5 %
Group 3: 63.5 to 65.2 %
Group 4: 65.2 to 68.5 %
Highest: 68.5 to 68.5 %

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.

Note: Labour Force Survey annual averages for the ten provinces; the territories are surveyed separately.


1	Prince Edward Island	68.5
1	Quebec	68.5
3	Manitoba	66
4	Nova Scotia	65.2
5	Alberta	64.4
6	New Brunswick	63.5
7	Saskatchewan	63.3
8	Newfoundland and Labrador	61.2
9	Ontario	60.3
9	British Columbia	60.3

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0327-01: Labour force characteristics by gender and detailed age group, annual. Reference period: 2025.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by youth participation rate, ages 15 to 24 (%) (2025). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0327-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-09. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-youth-participation-rate-ages-15-to-24/

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