Canada: average family size by province

This statistic shows the average number of people per family in Canada in 2020, distinguished by province. In 2020, Nunavut was ranked first with the average family size of 3.8 people. The average number of people per family in Canada was 2.9 in 2020. The average family size dropped from 3 to 2.9 after 2003 and has remained stable since.

Average number of people per family in Canada in 2020, by province

Characteristic	Average number of people
Nunavut	3.8
Northwest Territories	3.1
Saskatchewan	3
Manitoba	3
Alberta	3
Ontario	2.9
Prince Edward Island	2.8
British Columbia	2.8
Yukon	2.8
Quebec	2.8
New Brunswick	2.7
Newfoundland and Labrador	2.7
Nova Scotia	2.7

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Release date

August 2022

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Canada

Survey time period

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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