In 2022, there were about two million widowed individuals in Canada. This figure has been increasing steadily since 2000, when there were about 1.55 million widowed people living in Canada.
Number of widowed people in Canada from 2000 to 2022
(in millions)
Data presented here is by 'legal marital status' including persons living in common law. Widowed (including living common law) includes persons who have lost their legally-married spouse through death and have not remarried. Those who live with a common-law partner are included in this category.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2000 to 2022. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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