Prevalence of disability in Canada in 2017 and 2022, by age

In 2022, some 27 percent of Canadians aged 15 years and over, equivalent to roughly 8 million people, had one or more disabilities that limited them in their daily activities. This includes various types of disabilities such as pain-related, mental health-related, hearing, etc. The prevalence of disability has increased in Canada compared to 2017, when the disability rate was 22.3 percent. While seniors were more likely to have a disability compared to youths, the rate of disability among youths increased the most in the five-year period shown. This statistic shows the percentage of people in Canada with a disability in 2017 and 2022, by age.