OntarioHousing2018–2022 · Occasional
How did the number of persons in core housing need change in Ontario?
The answer
Number of persons in core housing need increased in Ontario.
What this answer shows
- Measure
- Number of persons in core housing need
- Area shown
- Ontario
- Period
- 2018–2022Occasional
- Unit
- People
Selected details
- Housing status
- In core housing need
- Measure
- Number of persons
Number of persons in core housing need rose from 1,461,000 to 1,675,800 between 2018 and 2022—an increase of 214,800, or 14.7%. It fell to an observed low of 1,242,500 in 2021 before rising to 1,675,800 in 2022.
- Overall change
- +214,800
- 14.7% increase
- Start · 2018
- 1,461,000
- Latest · 2022
- 1,675,800
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Number of persons in core housing need in Ontario
3 observations · 2018, 2021 and 2022
Selected period2022
- Number of persons in core housing need1,675,800
- Observed high
- 1,675,8002022
- Observed low
- 1,242,5002021
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Exact values3 observations · 2018–2022
| Period | Number of persons in core housing need |
|---|---|
| 2022Latest | 1,675,800 |
| 2021 | 1,242,500 |
| 2018 | 1,461,000 |
About this data
Data shown through 2022Table updated
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