This statistic depicts the total number of dual-earner couple families in Canada in 2020, distinguished by the number of children. In 2020, about 1.4 million Canadian dual-earner families had two children.
Number of dual-earner couple families in Canada in 2020, by number of children
A couple family consists of a couple living together (married or common-law, including same-sex couples) living at the same address with or without children. Beginning in 2001, same-sex couples reporting as couples are counted as couple families.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2020. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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