How did the share of people in households with moderate or severe food insecurity change in Canada?
The answer
Share of people in households with moderate or severe food insecurity increased in Canada.
- Overall change
- +6.7 percentage points
- Increase
- Start · 2018
- 11.7%
- Latest · 2024
- 18.4%
What this answer shows
- Measure
- Share of people in households with moderate or severe food insecurity
- Area shown
- Canada
- Period
- 2018–2024Annual
- Unit
- Percent
Selected details
- Economic family type
- All persons
- Household food security status
- Food insecure, moderate or severe
- Measure
- Percentage of persons
- Food insecurity coverage
- Moderate or severe; excludes marginal
- Population basis
- Percentage of persons, not households
Share of people in households with moderate or severe food insecurity rose from 11.7% to 18.4% between 2018 and 2024—an increase of 6.7 percentage points. It reached an observed high of 19.4% in 2023 before ending at 18.4% in 2024.
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Share of people in households with moderate or severe food insecurity in Canada
Annual · 7 observations · 2018–2024
- Share of people in households with moderate or severe food insecurity18.4%
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- Observed high
- 19.4%2023
- Observed low
- 10.9%2019
Exact values7 observations · 2018–2024
| Period | Share of people in households with moderate or severe food insecurity |
|---|---|
| 2024Latest | 18.4% |
| 2023 | 19.4% |
| 2022 | 17% |
| 2021 | 12.9% |
| 2020 | 11.2% |
| 2019 | 10.9% |
| 2018 | 11.7% |
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About this data
How to read this measureThe selected measure covers moderate or severe household food insecurity; marginal food insecurity is excluded. 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) (13-10-0834-01) contains other measures and breakdowns.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Food insecurity by 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 status5 observations: B · data quality: very good; 2022 and 2023: A · data quality: excellent.