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Population by marital status and sex
Related tables: Population estimates and projections, Divorce and separation, Marriage and common-law unions.
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number of persons | |||||
| Total | |||||
| Both sexes | 31,676,077 | 31,995,199 | 32,312,077 | 32,649,482 | 32,976,026 |
| Male | 15,688,977 | 15,846,832 | 16,003,804 | 16,170,723 | 16,332,277 |
| Female | 15,987,100 | 16,148,367 | 16,308,273 | 16,478,759 | 16,643,749 |
| Single | |||||
| Both sexes | 13,231,209 | 13,368,674 | 13,507,149 | 13,653,059 | 13,800,997 |
| Male | 7,078,089 | 7,155,622 | 7,233,428 | 7,314,611 | 7,396,835 |
| Female | 6,153,120 | 6,213,052 | 6,273,721 | 6,338,448 | 6,404,162 |
| Married1 | |||||
| Both sexes | 15,438,972 | 15,558,054 | 15,675,089 | 15,802,300 | 15,916,860 |
| Male | 7,701,393 | 7,752,882 | 7,803,419 | 7,860,087 | 7,910,554 |
| Female | 7,737,579 | 7,805,172 | 7,871,670 | 7,942,213 | 8,006,306 |
| Widowed | |||||
| Both sexes | 1,532,940 | 1,544,226 | 1,553,488 | 1,563,856 | 1,573,455 |
| Male | 288,816 | 295,446 | 301,404 | 307,050 | 312,357 |
| Female | 1,244,124 | 1,248,780 | 1,252,084 | 1,256,806 | 1,261,098 |
| Divorced | |||||
| Both sexes | 1,472,956 | 1,524,245 | 1,576,351 | 1,630,267 | 1,684,714 |
| Male | 620,679 | 642,882 | 665,553 | 688,975 | 712,531 |
| Female | 852,277 | 881,363 | 910,798 | 941,292 | 972,183 |
| 1. Includes persons legally married, legally married and separated, and persons living in common-law unions. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 051-0010. Last modified: 2010-11-26. | |||||
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