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.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Panama 12.10%
Argentina 12.00%
Uruguay 5.10%
Israel 4.00%
Greece 3.90%
Spain 2.80%
Italy 2.60%
Latvia 2.60%
Hungary 2.50%
Croatia 2.40%
Slovak Republic 2.00%
United States 1.70%
Lithuania 1.60%
Portugal 1.50%
Estonia 1.40%
Sweden 0.90%
Poland 0.80%
Austria 0.80%
Canada 0.70%
Malta 0.70%
United Kingdom 0.70%
South Korea 0.50%
Norway 0.50%
Germany 0.50%
France 0.40%
Netherlands 0.40%
Denmark 0.40%
Czech Republic 0.30%
Luxembourg 0.30%
Cyprus 0.30%
Switzerland 0.20%
Finland 0.20%
Belgium 0.20%
Ireland 0.20%
Slovenia 0.10%
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%