All the units of the population, whether economic families or persons not in an economic family, are ranked from lowest to highest by the value of their income of a specified income concept. Then, the ranked population is divided into ten groups of equal numbers of units, called deciles.
Economic families and persons not in an economic family.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 1980 to 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Average income of lowest and highest earners in Canada 1980-2021
In four decades, the average after-tax income of Canadians in the lowest decile rose from to * Canadian dollars, an increase of around ** percent. The income of those in the highest decile rose by more than ** percent between 1980 and 2021, from ** to ** Canadian dollars. The gap in average income between the two deciles has therefore widened from approximately ** dollars in 1980 to over ** dollars in 2021.
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StatCan. (May 2, 2023). Average after-tax income of lowest and highest income deciles in Canada from 1980 to 2021 (in Canadian dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/1394608/average-income-lowest-highest-earners-canada/
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