Statistics of women in the Canadian Armed Forces

The tables below represent the current state of women's representation in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).

Statistics on the representation of women in the CAF as of May 2023

A summary of women's representation rates for officers and non-commissioned members (NCMs) in the Regular Force and Primary Reserve is as follows:

Service group	Percent of women
Regular Force Officers	20.49%
Regular Force NCMs	14.37%
Total Regular Force members	16.06%
Primary Reserve Officers	16.99%
Primary Reserve NCMs	17.48%
Total Primary Reserve members	17.39%
Regular Force and Primary Reserve Officers	19.64%
Regular Force and Primary Reserve NCMs	15.42%
Total Regular Force and Primary Reserve members	16.48%

A summary of women's representation rates for officers and NCMs in Navy, Army and Air Force roles in the Regular Force and Primary Reserve is as follows:

Environment group	Percent of women
Navy Officers	22.36%
Navy NCMs	19.97%
Total Navy members	20.69%
Army Officers	17.16%
Army NCMs	13.12%
Total Army members	13.92%
Air Force Officers	21.70%
Air Force NCMs	19.47%
Total Air Force members	20.25%