Canada: average size of families with children

This statistic shows the average size of families with children in Canada from 2000 to 2020. Since 2000, the average size of families with children in Canada has remained the same at 3.5 people per family.

Average size of families with children in Canada from 2000 to 2020

Characteristic	Average number of people
2020	3.5
2019	3.5
2018	3.5
2017	3.5
2016	3.5
2015	3.5
2014	3.5
2013	3.5
2012	3.5
2011	3.5
2010	3.5
2009	3.5
2008	3.5
2007	3.5
2006	3.5
2005	3.5
2004	3.5
2003	3.5
2002	3.5
2001	3.5
2000	3.5

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Release date

August 2022

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

2000 to 2020

Supplementary notes

Families are comprised of: 1) couples (married or common-law, including same-sex couples) living in the same dwelling with or without children, and 2) single parents (male or female) living with one or more children. Persons who are not matched to a family become persons not in census families. They may be living alone, with a family to whom they are related, with a family to whom they are unrelated or with other persons not in census families.

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