Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Canada
Canada: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 0.6 in 2022. β Volatile
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Canada, 1971β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Canada stood at 0.6.
The figure is up 50.0% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Canada peaked at 6.4 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 2020.
Canada ranks 107th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 3.88 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.74 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.92 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.89 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4667 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 3 |
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Canada?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Canada was 0.6 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4 in 1971.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Canada ranks 107th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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