Indicator 3.6.1 Percentage of Canadians who are satisfied or very satisfied with their life

Percentage of Canadians who are satisfied or very satisfied with their life

No specific target

This indicator measures the percentage of the population aged 18 and over who reported being satisfied or very satisfied with their life in general.

Canada (excluding territories) and provinces

Percentage

Life satisfaction is based on a self-reported score from 0 to 10 for how respondents feel about their life as a whole at the moment. Satisfied or very satisfied represents those who indicated a value of 6 or more out of 10.

Data disaggregated by immigration status and visible minority are only available from 2022 onward.

The indicator covers the population 18 years of age and over living in the ten provinces and the three territories. Excluded from the survey’s coverage are: persons living on reserves and other Aboriginal settlements in the provinces; full-time members of the Canadian Forces; the institutionalized population, and persons living in the Quebec health regions of Région du Nunavik and Région des Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James. Altogether, these exclusions represent less than 3% of the Canadian population aged 18 and over.