Canada at a Glance, 2023
Income
| 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Economic families and unattached individuals | 68,400 |
| Economic families | 95,200 |
| Senior families | 69,900 |
| Non-senior families | 103,100 |
| Couples without children or other relatives | 92,200 |
| Couples with children | 113,700 |
| Lone-parent families | 61,300 |
| Unattached individuals | 36,100 |
| 65 years and older | 31,400 |
| Under 65 years of age | 39,600 |
| Source: Statistics Canada. Table 11-10-0190-01. | |
The median after-tax income of Canadian families and unattached individuals was $68,400 in
2021—little changed from 2020. With the easing of economic shutdowns related to the COVID‑19 pandemic, market income increased in 2021, led by a rebound in employment income and a reduced reliance on COVID‑19 relief programs.
Among family types, the median after-tax income increased to $39,600 (+6.7%) in 2021 from the previous year for unattached persons aged younger than 65, and to $92,200 (+2.7%) for non-senior couples. Median after-tax income was relatively unchanged for all other family types.
Data table for Chart 20
| Percentage of persons in poverty | |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 14.5 |
| 2016 | 12.9 |
| 2017 | 11.9 |
| 2018 | 11.2 |
| 2019 | 10.3 |
| 2020 | 6.4 |
| 2021 | 7.4 |
| Source: Statistics Canada. Table 11-10-0136-01. | |
Did you know?
- According to the Market Basket Measure, Canada's Official Poverty Line, 9.9% of the population—approximately 3.8 million Canadians—lived below the poverty line in 2022, up from 7.4% in 2021. This marks the second consecutive annual increase and brings the poverty rate close to the pre-pandemic level of 10.3% in 2019.”
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