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Population by marital status and sex, by provinces and territories

2004
  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick
  number of persons
Total
Both sexes 31,946,316 517,027 137,864 936,960 751,384
  Male 15,816,544 254,083 67,029 458,628 370,839
  Female 16,129,772 262,944 70,835 478,332 380,545
Single
Both sexes 13,338,363 196,711 55,546 370,567 297,252
  Male 7,138,065 104,057 29,117 195,173 159,118
  Female 6,200,298 92,654 26,429 175,394 138,134
Married1
Both sexes 15,540,151 275,057 70,051 471,454 381,684
  Male 7,741,861 137,362 34,796 235,376 190,670
  Female 7,798,290 137,695 35,255 236,078 191,014
Widowed
Both sexes 1,545,813 28,405 7,474 52,035 41,554
  Male 295,263 5,422 1,170 9,754 7,387
  Female 1,250,550 22,983 6,304 42,281 34,167
Divorced
Both sexes 1,521,989 16,854 4,793 42,904 30,894
  Male 641,355 7,242 1,946 18,325 13,664
  Female 880,634 9,612 2,847 24,579 17,230
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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