Data presented here is by 'legal marital status' including persons living in common law.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2022. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Canada: resident population 2022, by marital status
In 2022, there were about 18.26 million single people living in Canada. This is compared to about 14.81 million married people, and 2.8 million divorcees in Canada.
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StatCan. (November 9, 2022). Resident population of Canada in 2022, by legal marital status (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/443213/resident-population-canada-by-marital-status/
StatCan. "Resident population of Canada in 2022, by legal marital status (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 9, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 20, 2026. /statistics/443213/resident-population-canada-by-marital-status/
StatCan. (2022). Resident population of Canada in 2022, by legal marital status (in 1,000s). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2026. /statistics/443213/resident-population-canada-by-marital-status/
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Resident population of Canada in 2022, by legal marital status (in 1,000s) [Graph], StatCan, November 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/443213/resident-population-canada-by-marital-status/
