Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Canada
Canada: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 0.6% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 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, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 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, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 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.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.4% | — |
| 1973 | 4.0% | -37.5% |
| 1975 | 3.3% | -17.5% |
| 1977 | 3.1% | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 2.6% | -16.1% |
| 1981 | 2.0% | -23.1% |
| 1982 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 2.2% | +15.8% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | -22.7% |
| 1986 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.4% | -17.6% |
| 1988 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 1.7% | +30.8% |
| 1990 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | -21.1% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | -20.0% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -28.6% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -27.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +42.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -22.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +42.9% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -55.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +50.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 40% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.9% | 2.6% | 6.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 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)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (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)
- 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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Canada?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Canada was 0.6% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 1971.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Canada ranks 107th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 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 World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.