Table 4
Net worth, average value per household, by age group of major income earner, 2019 to fourth quarter 2020, Canada
| 2019 | Quarter 1 2020 | Quarter 2 2020 | Quarter 3 2020 | Quarter 4 2020 | Q1 2020/2019 | Q2 2020/Q1 2020 | Q3 2020/Q2 2020 | Q4 2020/Q3 2020 | Q4 2020/2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dollars | dollars | dollars | dollars | dollars | % difference | % difference | % difference | % difference | % difference | |
| Total assets | 899,925 | 875,040 | 915,155 | 944,237 | 976,022 | -2.8 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 8.5 |
| Younger than 35 years | 366,496 | 363,336 | 375,376 | 388,905 | 403,645 | -0.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 10.1 |
| 35 to 44 years | 730,117 | 716,134 | 743,694 | 767,227 | 792,180 | -1.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 8.5 |
| 45 to 54 years | 1,068,726 | 1,043,055 | 1,089,058 | 1,123,107 | 1,159,404 | -2.4 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 8.5 |
| 55 to 64 years | 1,389,948 | 1,345,294 | 1,411,044 | 1,454,518 | 1,502,386 | -3.2 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 8.1 |
| 65 years and older | 946,742 | 913,612 | 960,405 | 991,133 | 1,025,555 | -3.5 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 8.3 |
| Total liabilities | 152,288 | 152,946 | 153,569 | 156,334 | 158,644 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 4.2 |
| Younger than 35 years | 161,922 | 163,197 | 163,398 | 167,839 | 172,609 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 6.6 |
| 35 to 44 years | 229,783 | 230,578 | 230,966 | 235,151 | 238,719 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 3.9 |
| 45 to 54 years | 221,208 | 222,079 | 223,452 | 227,242 | 229,674 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 3.8 |
| 55 to 64 years | 161,808 | 162,453 | 163,565 | 165,761 | 167,240 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 3.4 |
| 65 years and older | 48,390 | 48,415 | 48,699 | 49,165 | 49,457 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| Net worth (wealth) | 747,637 | 722,094 | 761,586 | 787,903 | 817,378 | -3.4 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 9.3 |
| Younger than 35 years | 204,573 | 200,138 | 211,977 | 221,067 | 231,036 | -2.2 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 12.9 |
| 35 to 44 years | 500,334 | 485,555 | 512,728 | 532,076 | 553,461 | -3.0 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 10.6 |
| 45 to 54 years | 847,517 | 820,976 | 865,605 | 895,865 | 929,731 | -3.1 | 5.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 9.7 |
| 55 to 64 years | 1,228,140 | 1,182,841 | 1,247,479 | 1,288,757 | 1,335,146 | -3.7 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 8.7 |
| 65 years and older | 898,352 | 865,197 | 911,706 | 941,968 | 976,099 | -3.7 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 8.7 |
| 2019 | Quarter 1 2020 | Quarter 2 2020 | Quarter 3 2020 | Quarter 4 2020 | Q1 2020 - 2019 | Q2 2020 - Q1 2020 | Q3 2020 - Q2 2020 | Q4 2020 - Q3 2020 | Q4 2020 - 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | percentage point difference | percentage point difference | percentage point difference | percentage point difference | percentage point difference | |
| Debt-to-income ratio | 187.2 | 191.0 | 167.9 | 166.2 | 172.1 | 3.8 | -23.1 | -1.7 | 5.9 | -15.1 |
| Younger than 35 years | 214.9 | 221.7 | 184.9 | 191.3 | 199.9 | 6.8 | -36.8 | 6.4 | 8.6 | -15.0 |
| 35 to 44 years | 245.4 | 248.4 | 220.6 | 219.1 | 218.2 | 3.0 | -27.8 | -1.5 | -0.9 | -27.2 |
| 45 to 54 years | 210.9 | 215.2 | 187.5 | 185.0 | 190.4 | 4.3 | -27.7 | -2.5 | 5.4 | -20.5 |
| 55 to 64 years | 185.2 | 190.8 | 167.1 | 161.0 | 167.6 | 5.6 | -23.7 | -6.1 | 6.6 | -17.6 |
| 65 years and older | 80.4 | 81.0 | 74.8 | 72.8 | 77.2 | 0.6 | -6.2 | -2.0 | 4.4 | -3.2 |
Note(s):
- The household groupings are fixed to the 2019 distributions of household economic accounts.
- All dollar values are expressed in nominal, unadjusted rates.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, National Economic Accounts Division, distributions of household economic accounts, sub-annual experimental estimates.
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