Home → Canada → Inequality → Poverty Rate → Highest

Canada Highest Poverty Rate

Name: Canada Poverty Rate
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

2.50% in 1971

Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15/day · World Bank

The highest poverty rate in Canada was 2.50% in 1971. The top 5 years were: 1971 (2.50%), 1973 (1.70%), 1975 (1.70%), 1977 (1.50%), 1979 (1.20%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1971	2.50%	–	3rd
1993	1.20%	+0.50pp	10th
1991	1.20%	+0.00pp	8th
1990	1.20%	+0.00pp	6th
1989	1.20%	+0.50pp	11th
1979	1.20%	−0.30pp	7th
1977	1.50%	−0.20pp	4th
1975	1.70%	+0.00pp	5th
1973	1.70%	−0.80pp	3rd
2021	0.20%	+0.00pp	17th
2020	0.20%	+0.00pp	18th
2019	0.20%	+0.00pp	19th
2018	0.20%	−0.30pp	18th
2017	0.50%	+0.00pp	30th
2016	0.50%	+0.00pp	30th
2015	0.50%	+0.30pp	27th
2014	0.20%	−0.30pp	18th
2013	0.50%	+0.30pp	27th
2012	0.20%	+0.00pp	18th
2011	0.20%	+0.00pp	19th
2010	0.20%	+0.00pp	17th
2009	0.20%	+0.00pp	15th
2008	0.20%	+0.00pp	15th
2007	0.20%	+0.00pp	15th
2006	0.20%	+0.00pp	13th
2005	0.20%	+0.00pp	13th
2004	0.20%	+0.00pp	13th
2003	0.20%	+0.00pp	6th
2002	0.20%	+0.00pp	10th
2001	0.20%	+0.00pp	6th
2000	0.20%	−0.30pp	9th
1999	0.50%	+0.00pp	10th
1998	0.50%	+0.00pp	11th
1997	0.50%	+0.00pp	10th
1996	0.50%	−0.20pp	9th
1995	0.70%	−0.30pp	11th
1994	1.00%	−0.20pp	8th
1992	0.70%	−0.50pp	13th
1988	0.70%	+0.20pp	7th
1987	0.50%	−0.50pp	8th
1986	1.00%	+0.30pp	9th
1985	0.70%	−0.30pp	6th
1984	1.00%	+0.30pp	5th
1982	0.70%	−0.30pp	3rd
1981	1.00%	−0.20pp	7th

Show all