Number of widowed people in Canada 2000-2022

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 23, 2025
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)

CharacteristicNumber of people in millions
2022 2.06
2021 2
2020 1.95
2019 1.9
2018 1.84
2017 1.79
2016 1.74
2015 1.72
2014 1.71
2013 1.7
2012 1.68
2011 1.67
2010 1.65
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Release date

November 2022

Region

Canada

Survey time period

2000 to 2022

Supplementary notes

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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