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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by poverty rate, 65 and over

All 12 provinces and territories with data in Poverty rate (Market Basket Measure) by province and territory, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2024.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 11-10-0135-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated: 2026-10-27

National value: 5.4 (Canada).

Lowest: 3.2 to 4.2 %
Group 2: 4.2 to 4.5 %
Group 3: 4.5 to 5.6 %
Group 4: 5.6 to 7.5 %
Highest: 7.5 to 31.5 %
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The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.


1	Nunavut	31.5
2	Yukon	9.6
3	British Columbia	7.5
4	Ontario	6.3
5	Manitoba	5.6
6	Nova Scotia	5.1
7	New Brunswick	4.8
8	Prince Edward Island	4.5
9	Alberta	4.4
10	Saskatchewan	4.2
11	Newfoundland and Labrador	3.8
12	Quebec	3.2

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 11-10-0135-01: Low income statistics by age, gender and economic family type. Reference period: 2024.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by poverty rate, 65 and over (2024). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 11-10-0135-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-27. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-poverty-rate-65-and-over/

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