How did the poverty rate for people under 18 (Market Basket Measure, 2023 base) change in Ontario?
The answer
Poverty rate for people under 18 (Market Basket Measure, 2023 base) increased in Ontario.
- Overall change
- +7.1 percentage points
- Increase
- Start · 2020
- 6.1%
- Latest · 2024
- 13.2%
What this answer shows
- Measure
- Poverty rate for people under 18 (Market Basket Measure, 2023 base)
- Area shown
- Ontario
- Period
- 2020–2024Annual
- Unit
- Percent
Selected details
- Persons in low income
- Persons under 18 years
- Low income lines
- Market basket measure, 2023 base
- Measure
- Percentage of persons in low income
- Poverty measure
- Market Basket Measure, 2023 base
Poverty rate for people under 18 (Market Basket Measure, 2023 base) rose from 6.1% to 13.2% between 2020 and 2024—an increase of 7.1 percentage points. It reached an observed high of 14.1% in 2023 before ending at 13.2% in 2024.
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Poverty rate for people under 18 (Market Basket Measure, 2023 base) in Ontario
Annual · 5 observations · 2020–2024
- Poverty rate for people under 18 (Market Basket Measure, 2023 base)13.2%
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- Observed high
- 14.1%2023
- Observed low
- 6.1%2020
Exact values5 observations · 2020–2024
| Period | Poverty rate for people under 18 (Market Basket Measure, 2023 base) |
|---|---|
| 2024Latest | 13.2% |
| 2023 | 14.1% |
| 2022 | 12% |
| 2021 | 7.6% |
| 2020 | 6.1% |
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About this data
How to read this measureThe 2023-base Market Basket Measure compares family disposable income with the cost of a modest basket of goods and services. Canada estimates exclude the territories before 2018. The 2024 release revised 2018–2023 estimates using 2021 Census counts.
Data shown through 2024Table updated
These are the selections used for this answer. The full Statistics Canada table (opens in a new tab) (11-10-0135-01) contains other measures and breakdowns.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Low income statistics by age, gender and economic family type, 2026-04-29. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
How this answer was calculatedThe headline compares the first and last observations shown. Overall change is the last percentage minus the first and is reported in percentage points. Intermediate observations remain visible in the chart and exact values. This is descriptive and does not identify causes.
Data status2020 and 2021: D · data quality: acceptable; 2022 and 2023: C · data quality: good; 2024: B · data quality: very good.