In 2022, there were more married men in Canada than there were women. In that year, there were about 7.51 million married men and about 7.3 million married women in Canada.
Number of married people in Canada from 2000 to 2022, by gender
(in millions)
Data presented here is by 'legal marital status' including persons living in common law. Married (and not separated) includes persons whose opposite or same sex spouse is living, unless the couple is separated or a divorce has been obtained. Also included are persons in civil unions. Those who live with a common-law partner are not 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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