Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Canada
Canada: Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli was 31.58 million in 2022. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Canada, 1971–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Canada is 31.58 million, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Canada peaked at 32.13 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.87 million, in 1971.
Canada ranks 10th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.26 million | 6.87 million | 12.90 million | 5 |
| 1980s | 15.18 million | 13.89 million | 17.10 million | 8 |
| 1990s | 17.32 million | 16.52 million | 18.58 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.74 million | 19.15 million | 24.31 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.96 million | 24.86 million | 29.72 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.80 million | 31.58 million | 32.13 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More poverty & inequality data for Canada
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 7 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.35 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,695 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 34.78 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.052 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 21.17 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0822 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0822 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0978 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1598 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Canada?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Canada was 31.58 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 32.13 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.87 million in 1971.
- How does Canada rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli?
- Canada ranks 10th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povlines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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