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Population by marital status and sex
| |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
| |
number of persons |
| Total |
| Both sexes |
30,689,035 |
31,021,251 |
31,372,587 |
31,660,466 |
31,946,316 |
| Male |
15,196,709 |
15,364,404 |
15,538,572 |
15,679,001 |
15,816,544 |
| Female |
15,492,326 |
15,656,847 |
15,834,015 |
15,981,465 |
16,129,772 |
| Single |
| Both sexes |
12,822,841 |
12,939,076 |
13,092,543 |
13,216,659 |
13,338,363 |
| Male |
6,844,451 |
6,904,288 |
6,999,552 |
7,070,173 |
7,138,065 |
| Female |
5,978,390 |
6,034,788 |
6,092,991 |
6,146,486 |
6,200,298 |
| Married1 |
| Both sexes |
15,029,776 |
15,203,495 |
15,340,433 |
15,440,751 |
15,540,151 |
| Male |
7,520,914 |
7,611,234 |
7,659,762 |
7,701,247 |
7,741,861 |
| Female |
7,508,862 |
7,592,261 |
7,680,671 |
7,739,504 |
7,798,290 |
| Widowed |
| Both sexes |
1,496,555 |
1,507,934 |
1,520,859 |
1,533,153 |
1,545,813 |
| Male |
269,891 |
275,743 |
282,213 |
288,574 |
295,263 |
| Female |
1,226,664 |
1,232,191 |
1,238,646 |
1,244,579 |
1,250,550 |
| Divorced |
| Both sexes |
1,339,863 |
1,370,746 |
1,418,752 |
1,469,903 |
1,521,989 |
| Male |
561,453 |
573,139 |
597,045 |
619,007 |
641,355 |
| Female |
778,410 |
797,607 |
821,707 |
850,896 |
880,634 |
| 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: 2005-01-21. |
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