Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Canada
Canada: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 1.35 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Canada, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Canada is 1.35, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Canada peaked at 3.85 in 1959 and was at its lowest, 1.35, in 2023.
Canada ranks 197th of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.68 | 3.37 | 3.85 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.14 | 2.36 | 3.82 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.86 | 1.67 | 2.27 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.61 | 1.56 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.65 | 1.54 | 1.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.58 | 1.51 | 1.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.58 | 1.48 | 1.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.39 | 1.35 | 1.43 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More poverty & inequality data for Canada
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 7 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,695 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -9.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.78 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 34.78 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Canada?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Canada was 1.35 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.85 in 1959.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Canada ranks 197th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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