What is the highest income share held by third 20% recorded in Canada?

The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 1990.

What is the lowest income share held by third 20% recorded in Canada?

The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 1971.

How does Canada rank for income share held by third 20%?

Canada ranks 28th out of 121 countries with data for 2022.

Is income share held by third 20% rising or falling in Canada?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Income share held by third 20% in Canada

Name: Income share held by third 20% in Canada
Creator: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Canada: Income share held by third 20% was 17.2% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

17.2%

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

28th

of 121 countries

All-time high

17.5%

in 1990

All-time low

16.3%

in 1971

Years of data

1971–2022

Income share held by third 20% in Canada, 1971–2022

Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.

Analysis

Canada recorded 17.2% for income share held by third 20% in 2022.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income share held by third 20% in Canada peaked at 17.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 1971.

Canada ranks 28th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	16.8%	16.3%	17.0%	5
1980s	17.1%	16.9%	17.4%	8
1990s	17.2%	16.9%	17.5%	10
2000s	16.8%	16.6%	16.9%	10
2010s	17.0%	16.8%	17.2%	10
2020s	17.2%	17.1%	17.3%	3

Countries ranked near Canada

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More poverty & inequality data for Canada

Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,695 kg per hectare (2023)
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.8% (2023)
Gender Inequality Index 0.052 (2023)
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 21.2% (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0822 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0822 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0978 (2023)
Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1598 (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is income share held by third 20% in Canada?: Income share held by third 20% in Canada was 17.2% in 2022, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
What is the highest income share held by third 20% recorded in Canada?: The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 1990.
What is the lowest income share held by third 20% recorded in Canada?: The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 1971.
How does Canada rank for income share held by third 20%?: Canada ranks 28th out of 121 countries with data for 2022.
Is income share held by third 20% rising or falling in Canada?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Canada data come from?: The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by third 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Income share held by third 20%
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 122 places, 2,305 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.