Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Canada
Canada: Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines was 0.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Canada, 1971–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Canada stood at 0.3%.
The figure is up 50.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Canada peaked at 2.5% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2020.
That places Canada 90th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Canada?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 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 share in poverty relative to different poverty lines recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 1971.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty lines recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty lines?
- Canada ranks 90th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 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 Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.