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Hands & DemandsProducer–Consumer Index · November 2026 reading

Canada: 48 producers for every 100 consumers

The count peaked at 53 in 2004. It reaches 45 by 2050.

Producers per 100 consumers, Canada and the world

  • Canada
  • World
  • Projection
  • 2026
  • 2050
455055199020102030205048.245.3World 53.1
  • Producers per 100 consumers

    48.22026

    • Highest: 53.1 in 2004
    • 2050: 45.3
    • Index, 2020 = 100: 97.2 now, 91.3 in 2050
  • Workers per 100 people

    50.7October 2026

    • Oct 2025: 50.6
    • 1.97 people for every worker
  • Output per worker

    $114,0002025

    • +15% since 2000

Decade by decade

YearProducers per 100 consumersIndex, 2020 = 100
199050.7102.3
200052.8106.6
201052.5105.9
202049.6100.0
202648.297.2
203047.595.8
204046.493.7
205045.391.3

Years after 2021 are projections.

More hands. No hiring.

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