How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Canada
Canada: How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? was 0.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Canada, 1971–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.3% for how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in 2022.
The figure is up 50.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Canada peaked at 2.5% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2020.
Canada ranks 90th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Canada?
- How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Canada was 0.3% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 1971.
- What is the lowest how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty??
- Canada ranks 90th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.