In 2022, around 2.1 million people were living in low income families in Canada. In the last years, the number of people living in low income households has decreased, reaching in 2020 the lowest figure recorded between 2000 and 2020. However, between 2020 and 2022 the number of low income families increased again.
Number of persons in low income families in Canada from 2000 to 2022
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of persons in thousands
2022
2,090
2021
1,377
2020
1,055
2019
2,144
2018
2,308
2017
2,557
2016
2,783
2015
3,200
2014
2,988
2013
3,114
2012
3,206
2011
2,957
2010
3,122
2009
3,162
2008
3,053
2007
2,960
2006
2,994
2005
2,878
2004
3,011
2003
2,981
2002
2,893
2001
2,760
2000
2,812
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Values presented are of adults who fall below the threshold of low income measures (LIMs), which are 50% of adjusted median household income. These measures are categorized according to the number of persons present in the household, reflecting the economies of scale inherent in household size.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2000 to 2022. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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