Canada Poverty Rate 1971-2024
Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
- Canada poverty rate for 2019 was 0.70%, a 0% increase from 2018.
- Canada poverty rate for 2018 was 0.70%, a 0% increase from 2017.
- Canada poverty rate for 2017 was 0.70%, a 0.3% decline from 2016.
- Canada poverty rate for 2016 was 1.00%, a 0% increase from 2015.
Canada Poverty Rate - Historical Data |
Year |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Change |
2019 |
0.70% |
0.00% |
2018 |
0.70% |
0.00% |
2017 |
0.70% |
-0.30% |
2016 |
1.00% |
0.00% |
2015 |
1.00% |
0.00% |
2014 |
1.00% |
0.00% |
2013 |
1.00% |
0.30% |
2012 |
0.70% |
0.00% |
2011 |
0.70% |
0.20% |
2010 |
0.50% |
-0.20% |
2009 |
0.70% |
0.00% |
2008 |
0.70% |
0.20% |
2007 |
0.50% |
-0.20% |
2006 |
0.70% |
-0.30% |
2005 |
1.00% |
0.30% |
2004 |
0.70% |
0.00% |
2003 |
0.70% |
0.00% |
2002 |
0.70% |
0.00% |
2001 |
0.70% |
-0.30% |
2000 |
1.00% |
-0.20% |
1999 |
1.20% |
0.00% |
1998 |
1.20% |
0.20% |
1997 |
1.00% |
0.00% |
1996 |
1.00% |
-0.20% |
1995 |
1.20% |
0.00% |
1994 |
1.20% |
-0.50% |
1993 |
1.70% |
0.20% |
1992 |
1.50% |
-0.20% |
1991 |
1.70% |
0.00% |
1990 |
1.70% |
0.00% |
1989 |
1.70% |
0.50% |
1988 |
1.20% |
0.00% |
1987 |
1.20% |
-0.30% |
1986 |
1.50% |
0.00% |
1985 |
1.50% |
-0.50% |
1984 |
2.00% |
0.30% |
1982 |
1.70% |
0.00% |
1981 |
1.70% |
-0.50% |
1979 |
2.20% |
-0.50% |
1977 |
2.70% |
-0.30% |
1975 |
3.00% |
-0.50% |
1973 |
3.50% |
-2.20% |
1971 |
5.70% |
-2.20% |