In 2021, there were more divorced women living in Canada than there were divorced men. In that year, there were about 1.53 million divorced women and 1.21 million divorced men living in Canada.
Number of divorced people in Canada from 2000 to 2021, by gender
(in millions)
Data presented here is by 'legal marital status' where persons living in common law.
Divorced includes persons who have obtained a legal divorce and have not remarried. Those who live with a common-law partner are included in this category.
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StatCan. (November 4, 2021). Number of divorced people in Canada from 2000 to 2021, by gender (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 08, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/446140/divorced-people-in-canada-by-gender/
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