Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Canada
Canada: Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp was 37.13 million in 2019. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Canada, 1971–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Canada recorded 37.13 million for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in 2019. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Canada peaked at 37.13 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19.44 million, in 1971.
Canada ranks 18th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.51 million | 19.44 million | 23.05 million | 5 |
| 1980s | 25.18 million | 23.95 million | 26.53 million | 8 |
| 1990s | 28.33 million | 26.86 million | 29.64 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.53 million | 30.07 million | 33.13 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.11 million | 33.58 million | 37.13 million | 10 |
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 poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Canada?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Canada was 37.13 million in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 37.13 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.44 million in 1971.
- How does Canada rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp?
- Canada ranks 18th out of 119 countries with data for 2019.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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 poverty thresholds 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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