Canada - Poverty headcount ratio
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Canada was 0.20 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.20 in 1971 and a minimum value of 0.20 in 1987.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.20 |
| 1975 | 1.00 |
| 1981 | 0.50 |
| 1987 | 0.20 |
| 1991 | 0.20 |
| 1994 | 0.20 |
| 1997 | 0.50 |
| 1998 | 0.50 |
| 2000 | 0.20 |
| 2004 | 0.20 |
| 2007 | 0.20 |
| 2010 | 0.20 |
| 2012 | 0.20 |
| 2013 | 0.50 |
| 2014 | 0.20 |
| 2015 | 0.20 |
| 2016 | 0.20 |
| 2017 | 0.20 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Canada was 0.50 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.00 in 1971 and a minimum value of 0.20 in 1987.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.20 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.00 |
| 1975 | 1.20 |
| 1981 | 0.70 |
| 1987 | 0.20 |
| 1991 | 0.20 |
| 1994 | 0.20 |
| 1997 | 0.50 |
| 1998 | 0.50 |
| 2000 | 0.50 |
| 2004 | 0.20 |
| 2007 | 0.20 |
| 2010 | 0.20 |
| 2012 | 0.20 |
| 2013 | 0.50 |
| 2014 | 0.50 |
| 2015 | 0.50 |
| 2016 | 0.50 |
| 2017 | 0.50 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Canada was 0.70 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.50 in 1971 and a minimum value of 0.50 in 1991.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.50 |
| 1975 | 2.00 |
| 1981 | 1.20 |
| 1987 | 0.70 |
| 1991 | 0.50 |
| 1994 | 0.50 |
| 1997 | 1.00 |
| 1998 | 1.00 |
| 2000 | 0.70 |
| 2004 | 0.70 |
| 2007 | 0.50 |
| 2010 | 0.50 |
| 2012 | 0.70 |
| 2013 | 0.70 |
| 2014 | 0.70 |
| 2015 | 0.70 |
| 2016 | 0.70 |
| 2017 | 0.70 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
