In 2022, there were far more widowed women living in Canada than there were widowed men. In that year, there were about 1.59 million widowed women and about 472;170 widowed men living in Canada.
Number of widowed people in Canada from 2000 to 2022, by gender
(in 1,000s)
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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