This statistic shows the share of total after-tax income earned by the highest and lowest income deciles in Canada from 1990 to 2021. In 2021, the top ten percent of income earners earned 27.1 percent of all income in Canada.
Share of after-tax income of lowest and highest income deciles in Canada from 1990 to 2021
Characteristic
Lowest income decile
Highest income decile
2021
1.5%
27.1%
2020
1.7%
26.6%
2019
1.4%
27.4%
2018
1.3%
27.4%
2017
1.4%
27.7%
2016
1.4%
27.2%
2015
1.3%
27.8%
2014
1.4%
27.4%
2013
1.4%
27.6%
2012
1.4%
27.7%
2011
1.5%
27.4%
2010
1.5%
27.5%
2009
1.5%
27.3%
2008
1.6%
27.4%
2007
1.5%
27.4%
2006
1.4%
27.2%
2005
1.5%
27.4%
2004
1.5%
27.7%
2003
1.6%
27.2%
2002
1.6%
27.5%
2001
1.5%
27.6%
2000
1.3%
27.4%
1999
1.4%
26.7%
1998
1.4%
26.8%
1997
1.6%
26%
1996
1.8%
25.6%
1995
1.8%
25%
1994
1.8%
24.8%
1993
1.9%
24.6%
1992
1.8%
25%
1991
1.9%
25.1%
1990
1.9%
24.6%
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StatCan. (May 2, 2023). Share of after-tax income of lowest and highest income deciles in Canada from 1990 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/613034/income-share-of-lowest-and-highest-earners-in-canada/
StatCan. "Share of after-tax income of lowest and highest income deciles in Canada from 1990 to 2021." Chart. May 2, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/613034/income-share-of-lowest-and-highest-earners-in-canada/
StatCan. (2023). Share of after-tax income of lowest and highest income deciles in Canada from 1990 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/613034/income-share-of-lowest-and-highest-earners-in-canada/
StatCan. "Share of After-tax Income of Lowest and Highest Income Deciles in Canada from 1990 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/613034/income-share-of-lowest-and-highest-earners-in-canada/
StatCan, Share of after-tax income of lowest and highest income deciles in Canada from 1990 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/613034/income-share-of-lowest-and-highest-earners-in-canada/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of after-tax income of lowest and highest income deciles in Canada from 1990 to 2021 [Graph], StatCan, May 2, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/613034/income-share-of-lowest-and-highest-earners-in-canada/
