Table 4
Persons living below the poverty line1, by selected demographic group, Canada, 2015 and 2019
| 2015 – Thousands | 2019 – Thousands | 2015 – % of population | 2019 – % of population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All persons | 5,074 | 3,730 | 14.5 | 10.1 |
| Persons under 18 years in economic families | 1,106 | 671 | 16.3 | 9.6 |
| Persons under 18 years in female lone-parent families | 272 | 214 | 39.4 | 29.8 |
| Persons 16 years and over | 4,059 | 3,099 | 14.0 | 10.1 |
| Indigenous peoples living off-reserve | 204 | 127 | 26.1 | 18.0 |
| First Nations | 126 | 76 | 34.9 | 22.1 |
| Métis | 75 | 46 | 18.3 | 13.0 |
| Inuk (Inuit) | F | F | F | F |
| Recent immigrants2 | 652 | 411 | 27.9 | 17.4 |
| Persons with a disability3 | 1,552 | 1,142 | 20.7 | 13.5 |
F
too unreliable to be published
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Income Survey (5200), custom tabulation.
Table note 1
Based on the Market Basket Measure (2018 base).
Table note 2
Who arrived in Canada in the last ten years.
Table note 3
Disability-related estimates are produced using a different weighting methodology. Comparisons with estimates produced from the entire survey should be made with caution.
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