In Canada, women earned an average of 0.73 Canadian dollars for every dollar earned by men in 2021, just under three quarters of the average annual employment income for men. The people among whom this ratio was least unequal were Canadians aged between 16 and 24 (0.82), and those over 65 (0.79). In contrast, women aged 35-44 and those aged 55-64 earned on average two-thirds of what men of the same age earned.
Average female to male pay ratio in annual employment income in Canada in 2021, by age group
The source adds the following information: "The average gender pay ratio in employment income is the average annual employment income for females divided by the average annual employment income for males. The gender pay ratio can be interpreted as the proportion of a dollar that women earn for every dollar earned by men. Alternatively, the gender pay ratio can be subtracted from one and then multiplied by 100, such that it represents how much less women earn than men in percentage terms."
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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