Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Canada
Canada: Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp was 16.74 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Canada, 1971–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Canada recorded 16.74 for poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Canada peaked at 63 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 16.74, in 2019.
Canada ranks 107th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.8 | 40.49 | 63 | 5 |
| 1980s | 34.93 | 30.5 | 37.99 | 8 |
| 1990s | 34.05 | 30.75 | 37.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.07 | 22.75 | 31.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.04 | 16.74 | 22.23 | 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 poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Canada?
- Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Canada was 16.74 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 63 in 1971.
- What is the lowest poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.74 in 2019.
- How does Canada rank for poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp?
- Canada ranks 107th out of 119 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. 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 Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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