Wealth share of the richest 1% in Canada
Canada: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 28.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Canada, 1820–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 28.6% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Canada peaked at 42.9% in 1910 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 1967.
Canada ranks 67th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 72 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 36.2% | 36.2% | 36.2% | 1 |
| 1850s | 35.4% | 35.4% | 35.4% | 1 |
| 1880s | 37.4% | 37.4% | 37.4% | 1 |
| 1900s | 39.3% | 39.3% | 39.3% | 1 |
| 1910s | 42.9% | 42.9% | 42.9% | 1 |
| 1920s | 34.1% | 34.1% | 34.1% | 1 |
| 1930s | 34.2% | 34.2% | 34.2% | 1 |
| 1940s | 29.9% | 25.6% | 35.4% | 6 |
| 1950s | 28.6% | 27.4% | 30.2% | 4 |
| 1960s | 24.0% | 21.3% | 26.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.9% | 22.9% | 22.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 23.9% | 23.5% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.5% | 24.9% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 27.4% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 28.6% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 28.6% | 29.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Canada?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Canada was 28.6% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 1910.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 1967.
- How does Canada rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Canada ranks 67th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.