Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in Canada

Canada: Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty was 0.1% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
0.1%
Change on year
up 123.2%
World rank
39th
of 46 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2010
All-time low
0.0%
in 2004
Years of data
5
1994–2010

Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in Canada, 1994–2010

0.020.040.060.080.10.121994200220101994: 0.077 %2000: 0.042 %2004: 0.025 %2007: 0.054 %2010: 0.121 %

Source: World Bank. Measured in %.

Analysis

Canada recorded 0.1% for proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in 2010. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 123.2% on the previous year and up 186.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Canada peaked at 0.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.

Canada ranks 39th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%) in Canada, 1994 to 2010.
Year % Change
1994 0.1%
2000 0.0% -45.2%
2004 0.0% -42.1%
2007 0.1% +122.0%
2010 0.1% +123.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 3
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 36 Mali 0.3% compare
  2. 37 Japan 0.2%
  3. 38 Croatia 0.2% compare
  4. 40 Hungary 0.1% compare
  5. 41 Taiwan, China 0.1% compare
  6. 42 Russian Federation 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Canada?
Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Canada was 0.1% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
What is the lowest proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
How does Canada rank for proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty?
Canada ranks 39th out of 46 countries with data for 2010.
Is proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 186.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%)
Unit
%
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
46 places, 445 data points, 1984–2018
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