| Canada | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 3,584,500 | 1,511,600 | 100% | 100% | 42% | |
| Non-elderly women | 1,155,400 | 513,800 | 32% | 34% | 44% | |
| Non-elderly men | 1,440,200 | 566,200 | 40% | 37% | 39% | |
| Elderly women | 738,100 | 343,700 | 21% | 23% | 47% | |
| Elderly men | 250,800 | 87,900 | 7% | 6% | 35% | |
| Economic Families | 7,784,900 | 1,267,200 | 100% | 100% | 16% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 3,526,800 | 337,000 | 45% | 27% | 10% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 3,015,000 | 428,200 | 39% | 34% | 14% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 697,300 | 383,100 | 9% | 30% | 55% | |
| Other families | 545,800 | 118,900 | 7% | 9% | 22% | |
| Non-elderly family | 6,452,700 | 1,139,100 | 83% | 90% | 18% | |
| Elderly family | 1,332,200 | 128,100 | 17% | 10% | 10% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 6,779,500 | 1,513,400 | 100% | 100% | 22% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 2,213,000 | 567,500 | 33% | 38% | 26% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 4,566,400 | 945,800 | 67% | 62% | 21% | |
| All persons | 28,011,400 | 5,514,200 | 100% | 100% | 20% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 5,737,000 | 1,344,500 | 20% | 24% | 23% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 3,766,600 | 904,600 | 13% | 16% | 24% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 4,400,800 | 895,000 | 16% | 16% | 20% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 4,776,300 | 794,800 | 17% | 14% | 17% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 3,650,900 | 511,000 | 13% | 9% | 14% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 2,445,500 | 440,300 | 9% | 8% | 18% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 2,000,300 | 334,100 | 7% | 6% | 17% | |
| Aged 75+ | 1,233,900 | 289,900 | 4% | 5% | 23% | |
| Females | 14,235,700 | 3,015,300 | 51% | 55% | 21% | |
| Males | 13,775,700 | 2,498,900 | 49% | 45% | 18% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 28,011,400 | 5,514,200 | 100% | 100% | 20% | |
| Recent immigrants | 1,032,500 | 515,500 | 4% | 9% | 50% | |
| Visible minorities | 3,176,300 | 1,141,300 | 11% | 21% | 36% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 495,300 | 215,100 | 2% | 4% | 43% | |
| With disabilities | 2,789,900 | 858,000 | 10% | 16% | 31% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 19,040,200 | 3,545,700 | 100% | 100% | 19% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 6,577,200 | 828,300 | 35% | 23% | 13% | |
| Secondary | 4,733,300 | 854,400 | 25% | 24% | 18% | |
| Less than secondary | 7,729,700 | 1,863,000 | 41% | 53% | 24% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 19,040,200 | 3,545,700 | 100% | 100% | 19% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 7,467,700 | 480,400 | 39% | 14% | 6% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 1,145,300 | 166,800 | 6% | 5% | 15% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 5,902,000 | 1,158,400 | 31% | 33% | 20% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 4,525,200 | 1,740,200 | 24% | 49% | 38% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $58,100 | $13,500 | ||||
| Average earnings | $51,900 | $9,400 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,400 | $6,900 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 433,100 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $10,900 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $14,800 | |||||
| * Population groups not mutually exclusive. **Market gap based on income of market-poor families. Notes: see Glossary for definitions of terms. A margin of error may be present due to rounding of figures. Percentages based on unrounded figures. | ||||||