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• AnswerHow much does Prince Edward Island export?

  Exports of goods and services to other countries from Prince Edward Island were worth $2.7 billion in 2024, equal to 25.1% of its GDP; 5th lowest share of 13 provinces and territories. Exports to othe

• AnswerWhat is the debt of Prince Edward Island?

  At the end of 2024/25, the government of Prince Edward Island had financial assets of $2.3 billion and liabilities of $4.7 billion, a net financial debt of $2.3 billion, or $13,032 per resident; 4th w

• AnswerAre transportation costs rising in Prince Edward Island?

  Transportation prices, including vehicles, fuel and public transit, were up 12.1% in Prince Edward Island in the 12 months to September 2026 (Canada: up 8.4%). Source: Statistics Canada · saved copy

• AnswerIs education attainment rising in Prince Edward Island?

  The share of 25- to 64-year-olds in Prince Edward Island with a tertiary qualification rose from 53% in 2015 to 64% in 2025 (Canada: 55% to 64%). Source: Statistics Canada · saved copy

• AnswerHow many people smoke in Prince Edward Island?

  11.5% of adults in Prince Edward Island smoked daily or occasionally in 2023–2024; 4th lowest of 13 provinces and territories (Canada: 11.4%). 22.5% reported heavy drinking (Canada: 19.3%). Source: St

• AnswerIs infant mortality falling in Prince Edward Island?

  The infant mortality rate in Prince Edward Island was 4.6 in 2020, 3.4 in 2021, 3.0 in 2022, 6.8 in 2023, 3.0 in 2024 per 1,000 live births, so year-to-year changes reflect small numbers of deaths. So

• AnswerIs the population of Prince Edward Island growing?

  Five years earlier, on 1 July 2021, Prince Edward Island had 162,133 residents, so its population has changed by +12.9% over five years (Canada: +9.3%). Ten years earlier, on 1 July 2016, it had 146,8

• AnswerWho is the premier of Prince Edward Island?

  The premier of Prince Edward Island is Rob Lantz, according to the Council of the Federation, which brings together Canada's 13 provincial and territorial premiers. Source: Council of the Federation (

• AnswerDoes the government of Prince Edward Island have a deficit?

  Revenue minus expense left the government of Prince Edward Island with a net operating deficit of $242 million in 2024/25, equal to 7.8% of revenue; 5th weakest balance of 13 provinces and territories

• AnswerHow much does the government of Prince Edward Island spend?

  Expenses of the government of Prince Edward Island came to $3.3 billion in 2024/25, $18,595 per resident (6th highest of 13 provinces and territories), against $3.1 billion in the previous year. Sourc

• AnswerHow much has the government of Prince Edward Island borrowed?

  Debt securities such as bonds and treasury bills issued by the government of Prince Edward Island stood at $3.8 billion at the end of 2024/25, $21,245 per resident, against $3.4 billion a year earlier

• AnswerHow much income tax does Prince Edward Island collect?

  Personal income tax raised $614 million for the government of Prince Edward Island in 2024/25 (19.9% of revenue), and taxes on goods and services, including sales and fuel taxes, raised $667 million (

• AnswerDid the economy of Prince Edward Island grow in 2025?

  Real GDP at basic prices in Prince Edward Island, from the industry accounts, grew 2.8% in 2025; 2nd fastest-growing of 13 provinces and territories. Source: Statistics Canada · saved copy

• AnswerHow fast is the economy of Prince Edward Island growing?

  After adjusting for inflation (chained 2017 dollars), real GDP in Prince Edward Island grew 3.8% in 2024, against 2.0% for Canada; 2nd fastest-growing of 13 provinces and territories. Over the ten yea

• AnswerHow many payroll jobs are there in Prince Edward Island?

  Employers in Prince Edward Island had 77,775 employees on their payrolls in July 2026, up 0.5% on a year earlier; 3rd slowest growth of 13 provinces and territories (Canada: up 1.1%). Source: Statisti

• AnswerHow many people are employed in Prince Edward Island?

  In September 2026, 96,600 people in Prince Edward Island were employed and 7,600 unemployed, out of a labour force of 104,200. Employment was up 3.8% on a year earlier (the fastest growth of 10 provin

• AnswerHow much do households in Prince Edward Island spend?

  Household spending in Prince Edward Island came to $36,787 per resident in 2024 (Canada: $40,837); 2nd lowest of 13 provinces and territories. Final consumption spending by governments was equal to 28

• AnswerHow much have prices risen in Prince Edward Island?

  Averaged over 2025, the Consumer Price Index for Prince Edward Island rose 1.4% (Canada: 2.1%); 2nd lowest of 13 provinces and territories. Between 2015 and 2025 prices rose 29.6% in total (Canada: 29

• AnswerWhat are the main industries in Prince Edward Island?

  In 2022, the largest industry in Prince Edward Island's economy was real estate and rental and leasing (14.9% of GDP at basic prices), followed by manufacturing (12.1%) and public administration (11.7

• AnswerWhat is the average income in Prince Edward Island?

  Average total income of families and unattached individuals in Prince Edward Island was $95,500 in 2024, 26.8% above the median (Canada: average $115,000, 33.7% above the median). Source: Statistics C

• AnswerWhat is the average weekly wage in Prince Edward Island?

  Employees in Prince Edward Island earned an average of $1,207.99 a week including overtime in July 2026 (seasonally adjusted, preliminary), up 4.1% on a year earlier; the lowest of 13 provinces and te

• AnswerWhat is the GDP per capita of Prince Edward Island?

  Dividing 2024 GDP by the population on 1 July 2024 (178,869) gives $60,877 of output per resident, against $75,519 for Canada; 3rd lowest of 13 provinces and territories. Source: Statistics Canada · s

• AnswerWhat is the inflation rate in Prince Edward Island?

  Consumer prices in Prince Edward Island were up 5.7% in the 12 months to September 2026, against 3.1% for Canada and 1.7% in the 12 months to September 2025; 2nd highest of 13 provinces and territorie

• AnswerWhat is the median after-tax income in Prince Edward Island?

  After income tax, the median income of families and unattached individuals in Prince Edward Island was $65,900 in 2024 (Canada: $75,500); 3rd lowest of 13 provinces and territories. Source: Statistics

• AnswerWhat is the median family income in Prince Edward Island?

  Economic families of two or more people in Prince Edward Island had a median total income of $110,600 in 2024 (Canada: $125,600); 3rd lowest of 13 provinces and territories. Source: Statistics Canada

• AnswerWhat is the median household income in Prince Edward Island?

  The median total income of economic families and people living alone or with non-relatives in Prince Edward Island was $75,300 in 2024, against $86,000 for Canada; 3rd lowest of 13 provinces and terri

• AnswerWhat is the unemployment rate in Prince Edward Island?

  The unemployment rate in Prince Edward Island was 7.3% in September 2026 (seasonally adjusted), down 2.2 percentage points from 9.5% a year earlier and against 6.5% in September 2024; 3rd highest of 1

• AnswerWhat share of people in Prince Edward Island are working?

  66.6% of residents aged 15 and over in Prince Edward Island were in the labour force in September 2026 (2nd highest of 10 provinces for participation), and 61.8% had a job (Canada: 64.8% and 60.6%). S

• AnswerAre women or men more educated in Prince Edward Island?

  In 2025, 74% of women aged 25 to 64 in Prince Edward Island had a tertiary qualification, against 54% of men (Canada: 71% of women and 57% of men). Source: Statistics Canada · saved copy

• AnswerHow educated are young adults in Prince Edward Island?

  Among younger adults aged 25 to 34, 67% in Prince Edward Island had a tertiary qualification in 2025 (6th highest of 13 provinces and territories; Canada: 68%). Source: Statistics Canada · saved copy

• AnswerHow many students in Prince Edward Island finish high school?

  Within five years of starting grade 10, 95% of students in Prince Edward Island had graduated in 2023/24 (Canada: 91%). The on-time rate was 93% for girls and 92% for boys. Source: Statistics Canada ·

• AnswerAre people in Prince Edward Island satisfied with their lives?

  85.7% of adults in Prince Edward Island said they were satisfied or very satisfied with their life in 2023–2024 (Canada: 84.3%). 44.5% had a flu shot in the previous 12 months. Source: Statistics Cana

• AnswerWhat is life expectancy at 65 in Prince Edward Island?

  People in Prince Edward Island who reached 65 could expect, on average, another 20.03 years of life in 2022–2024 (6th highest of 12 provinces and territories with data; Canada: 20.85 years). Source: S

• AnswerWhat is the infant mortality rate in Prince Edward Island?

  4 infants died before their first birthday in Prince Edward Island in 2024, an infant mortality rate of 3.0 per 1,000 live births; 3rd lowest of 13 provinces and territories. The Canadian rate was 4.5

• AnswerWhat is the obesity rate in Prince Edward Island?

  Based on self-reported height and weight (adjusted), 36.9% of adults in Prince Edward Island were obese in 2023–2024 (6th highest of 13 provinces and territories; Canada: 30.6%). 21.8% reported high b

• AnswerAre single-parent families in Prince Edward Island food insecure?

  Among people in one-parent families in Prince Edward Island, 51.2% lived in food-insecure households in 2024 (Canada: 44.4%; Statistics Canada advises using this estimate with caution), against 22.7%

• AnswerHow common is severe food insecurity in Prince Edward Island?

  18.9% of people in Prince Edward Island were in moderately or severely food-insecure households in 2024 (5th lowest of 13 provinces and territories; Canada: 18.4%), including 5.8% in severely food-ins

• AnswerHow many people in Prince Edward Island are food insecure?

  23.3% of people in Prince Edward Island, about 41,400, lived in households that were food insecure in 2024, meaning they lacked or worried about lacking enough food because of money; 5th lowest of 13

• AnswerHow many people live in poverty in Prince Edward Island?

  About 17,800 people in Prince Edward Island were living in poverty under the Market Basket Measure in 2024, out of 4,477,500 across Canada; in 2020, the first year of the 2023-base series, the figure

• AnswerWhat is the child poverty rate in Prince Edward Island?

  The child poverty rate in Prince Edward Island, the share of people under 18 below the Market Basket Measure line, was 11.1% in 2024; 3rd lowest of 12 provinces and territories with data (Canada: 11.5

• AnswerHow fast is the population of Prince Edward Island changing?

  In the latest quarter, from 1 April 2026 to 1 July 2026, the population of Prince Edward Island rose by 289. Source: Statistics Canada · saved copy

• AnswerHow much interest does the government of Prince Edward Island pay?

  Interest on debt cost the government of Prince Edward Island $172 million in 2024/25, 5.2% of its expenses; 6th highest share of 13 provinces and territories. Social benefits paid directly to people c

• AnswerWhere does the government of Prince Edward Island get its money?

  Taxes made up 52.9% of revenue for the government of Prince Edward Island in 2024/25 ($1.6 billion), and grants from other levels of government, which include federal transfers, made up 39.4% ($1.2 bi

• AnswerHow fast are food and housing costs rising in Prince Edward Island?

  In the 12 months to September 2026, food prices in Prince Edward Island were up 1.9% (Canada: up 2.2%) and shelter costs, which include rent, mortgage interest and utilities, were up 7.4% (Canada: up

• AnswerHow important are mining, oil and manufacturing in Prince Edward Island?

  Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction made up 0.0% of GDP in Prince Edward Island in 2022 (the lowest of 13 provinces and territories), and manufacturing 12.1% (2nd highest of 13 provinces and

• AnswerHow much did housing costs rise in Prince Edward Island in 2025?

  Averaged over 2025, shelter costs in Prince Edward Island rose 1.5% (Canada: 3.0%). Source: Statistics Canada · saved copy

• AnswerHow many people in Prince Edward Island have a university degree?

  In 2025, 21% of adults aged 25 to 64 in Prince Edward Island held a bachelor's degree as their highest qualification and 11% a master's or doctoral degree (Canada: 25% and 14%). Source: Statistics Can

• AnswerWhat is the high school graduation rate in Prince Edward Island?

  92% of students in Prince Edward Island graduated from high school on time, within three years of starting grade 10, in 2023/24; tied for the highest of 11 provinces and territories with data. The Can

• AnswerHow healthy do people in Prince Edward Island say they are?

  50.2% of adults in Prince Edward Island rated their own health as very good or excellent in 2023–2024 (6th highest of 13 provinces and territories; Canada: 52.1%), and 17.2% rated their mental health

• AnswerHow long do men and women live in Prince Edward Island?

  In 2022–2024, women in Prince Edward Island could expect to live 83.20 years at birth and men 79.01 years, a gap of 4.19 years (Canada: 83.86 and 79.47 years). Source: Statistics Canada · saved copy

• AnswerWhat share of people in Prince Edward Island have a family doctor?

  75.9% of people aged 12 and over in Prince Edward Island had a regular health care provider, such as a family doctor or nurse practitioner, in 2022; the lowest of 10 provinces. The figure for the ten

• AnswerWhat is the poverty rate for seniors in Prince Edward Island?

  In 2024, the Market Basket Measure poverty rate in Prince Edward Island was 11.6% of people aged 18 to 64 (Canada: 12.6%) and 4.5% of people aged 65 and over (Canada: 5.4%; 5th lowest of 12 provinces

• AnswerWhat share of people in Prince Edward Island have low income?

  By a second, relative measure, the low income measure after tax (half the median adjusted household income), 14.7% of people in Prince Edward Island had low income in 2024; 6th highest of 13 provinces

• AnswerWhat share of adults in Prince Edward Island did not finish high school?

  7% of adults aged 25 to 64 in Prince Edward Island had not completed high school in 2025; tied for 7th highest of 13 provinces and territories (Canada: 7%). Source: Statistics Canada · saved copy

• AnswerHow far below the poverty line are poor households in Prince Edward Island?

  People below the poverty line in Prince Edward Island had incomes on average 31.5% below the Market Basket Measure threshold in 2024 (the average gap ratio); Canada: 34.1%. Source: Statistics Canada ·