Table 1
Five-year family after-tax income mobility, selected groups and periods, Canada
| 1982 to 1987 | 1987 to 1992 | 1993 to 1998 | 1999 to 2004 | 2005 to 2010 | 2011 to 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Percentage of taxfilers with rising income | ||||||
| All taxfilers | 51.9 | 55.7 | 56.2 | 60.3 | 61.0 | 57.7 |
| Taxfilers in lowest decile | 89.9 | 87.8 | 82.2 | 82.2 | 85.3 | 84.7 |
| Taxfilers in top decile | 26.6 | 31.7 | 37.9 | 43.3 | 40.8 | 35.3 |
| 18 to 24 years old | 54.9 | 56.7 | 58.1 | 61.5 | 58.6 | 58.4 |
| 65 years and above | 34.5 | 53.8 | 47.0 | 49.9 | 57.7 | 47.8 |
| Canadian-born taxfilers | 51.6 | 55.4 | 55.4 | 59.8 | 60.1 | 55.8 |
| Immigrant taxfilers landed in Canada in 1980 or after | 70.3 | 63.7 | 66.4 | 64.8 | 65.8 | 66.2 |
| Percentage of taxfilers with falling income | ||||||
| All taxfilers | 48.1 | 44.3 | 43.8 | 39.7 | 39.0 | 42.3 |
| Taxfilers in lowest decile | 10.1 | 12.2 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 14.7 | 15.3 |
| Taxfilers in top decile | 73.4 | 68.3 | 62.1 | 56.7 | 59.2 | 64.7 |
| 18 to 24 years old | 45.1 | 43.3 | 41.9 | 38.5 | 41.4 | 41.6 |
| 65 years and above | 65.5 | 46.2 | 53.0 | 50.1 | 42.3 | 52.2 |
| Canadian-born taxfilers | 48.4 | 44.6 | 44.6 | 40.2 | 39.9 | 44.2 |
| Immigrant taxfilers landed in Canada in 1980 or after | 29.7 | 36.3 | 33.6 | 35.2 | 34.2 | 33.8 |
| Percentage of taxfilers who stayed in the same decile | ||||||
| All taxfilers | 25.5 | 26.1 | 29.9 | 30.8 | 32.1 | 32.6 |
| Taxfilers in lowest decile | 32.5 | 27.1 | 31.2 | 34.6 | 37.5 | 38.3 |
| Taxfilers in top decile | 51.7 | 52.9 | 54.8 | 56.8 | 57.2 | 57.2 |
| 18 to 24 years old | 18.1 | 17.6 | 19.2 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 21.8 |
| 65 years and above | 30.6 | 35.4 | 44.9 | 42.0 | 47.4 | 44.6 |
| Canadian-born taxfilers | 25.6 | 26.3 | 30.3 | 31.2 | 32.8 | 33.3 |
| Immigrant taxfilers landed in Canada in 1980 or after | 18.3 | 20.1 | 24.1 | 26.5 | 27.9 | 29.3 |
| Percentage of taxfilers who moved to higher deciles | ||||||
| All taxfilers | 40.5 | 42.6 | 37.5 | 35.8 | 35.3 | 35.0 |
| Taxfilers in lowest decile | 67.5 | 72.9 | 68.8 | 65.4 | 62.5 | 61.7 |
| Taxfilers in ninth decile | 23.8 | 24.2 | 22.7 | 22.2 | 22.1 | 22.7 |
| 18 to 24 years old | 45.6 | 48.2 | 47.9 | 48.0 | 45.7 | 46.5 |
| 65 years old and over | 25.3 | 39.4 | 21.7 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 16.9 |
| Canadian-born taxfilers | 40.3 | 42.3 | 36.6 | 34.9 | 34.0 | 32.8 |
| Immigrant taxfilers landed in Canada in 1980 or after | 56.3 | 51.6 | 50.6 | 44.0 | 43.6 | 44.7 |
| Percentage of taxfilers who moved to lower deciles | ||||||
| All taxfilers | 34.0 | 31.3 | 32.6 | 33.4 | 32.5 | 32.5 |
| Taxfilers in second decile | 14.3 | 12.7 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 14.6 | 14.1 |
| Taxfilers in top decile | 48.3 | 47.1 | 45.2 | 43.2 | 42.8 | 42.8 |
| 18 to 24 years old | 36.3 | 34.1 | 32.9 | 32.0 | 33.3 | 31.7 |
| 65 years and above | 44.1 | 25.1 | 33.3 | 40.0 | 34.6 | 38.5 |
| Canadian-born taxfilers | 34.2 | 31.5 | 33.1 | 33.9 | 33.2 | 33.9 |
| Immigrant taxfilers landed in Canada in 1980 or after | 25.4 | 28.3 | 25.4 | 29.5 | 28.5 | 26.0 |
Note(s):
Other mobility statisics, statistics for other groups and periods as well as those on individual earnings and other income concepts can be found in Table 11-10-0059-01. See Table 11-10-0061-01 for the corresponding year-over-year statistcs.
Source(s):
Table 11-10-0059-01.
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