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, 2018. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Canada: male breadwinner families by number of children 2023
This statistic depicts the total number of single-earner-male couple families in Canada in 2023, distinguished by the number of children. In 2023, about ** Canadian male breadwinner families had two children.
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StatCan. (July 18, 2025). Number of single-earner-male couple families in Canada in 2023, by number of children [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from /statistics/484935/number-of-single-earner-male-couple-families-in-canada-by-number-of-children/
StatCan. "Number of single-earner-male couple families in Canada in 2023, by number of children." Chart. July 18, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 06, 2026. /statistics/484935/number-of-single-earner-male-couple-families-in-canada-by-number-of-children/
StatCan. (2025). Number of single-earner-male couple families in Canada in 2023, by number of children. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 06, 2026. /statistics/484935/number-of-single-earner-male-couple-families-in-canada-by-number-of-children/
StatCan. "Number of Single-earner-male Couple Families in Canada in 2023, by Number of Children." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 18 Jul 2025, /statistics/484935/number-of-single-earner-male-couple-families-in-canada-by-number-of-children/
StatCan, Number of single-earner-male couple families in Canada in 2023, by number of children ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/484935/number-of-single-earner-male-couple-families-in-canada-by-number-of-children/ (last visited August 06, 2026)
Number of single-earner-male couple families in Canada in 2023, by number of children [Graph], StatCan, July 18, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/484935/number-of-single-earner-male-couple-families-in-canada-by-number-of-children/
