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Data tables, 2016 Census

Marital Status and Opposite-/Same-sex Status (9), Age (16) and Sex (3) for the Population 15 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 and 2011 Censuses - 100% Data

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This table details marital status and opposite-/same-sex status , age and sex for the population 15 years and over in private households in Canada
Data quality
Marital status and opposite-/same-sex status (9) Age (16)
Total - Age 15 to 19 years 20 to 24 years 25 to 29 years 30 to 34 years 35 to 39 years 40 to 44 years 45 to 49 years 50 to 54 years 55 to 59 years 60 to 64 years 65 to 69 years 70 to 74 years 75 to 79 years 80 to 84 years 85 years and over
Total - Marital status and opposite-/same-sex status 28,642,980 2,010,060 2,221,685 2,266,020 2,310,485 2,270,580 2,237,200 2,339,370 2,652,600 2,592,730 2,262,360 1,942,620 1,384,615 968,560 660,175 523,930
Persons not in a couple 12,187,135 1,987,950 1,908,175 1,297,670 833,090 652,595 610,385 665,010 779,285 751,850 653,255 577,515 447,765 368,320 313,020 341,255
Persons in a couple 16,455,845 22,110 313,510 968,350 1,477,400 1,617,980 1,626,815 1,674,365 1,873,315 1,840,880 1,609,105 1,365,105 936,850 600,235 347,155 182,670
Married spouses 12,948,005 1,675 69,565 442,480 976,450 1,194,380 1,277,210 1,344,485 1,521,525 1,543,860 1,404,200 1,232,795 864,950 566,680 332,060 175,695
Opposite-sex married spouses 12,899,260 1,665 69,055 439,680 970,940 1,188,480 1,271,890 1,338,640 1,513,570 1,538,215 1,400,215 1,229,995 863,620 566,020 331,760 175,520
Same-sex married spouses 48,745 15 515 2,800 5,515 5,900 5,320 5,845 7,950 5,645 3,980 2,795 1,330 660 300 175
Common-law partners 3,507,840 20,435 243,945 525,865 500,945 423,600 349,605 329,875 351,795 297,025 204,905 132,305 71,900 33,550 15,100 6,975
Opposite-sex common-law partners 3,410,820 19,990 238,495 514,345 489,550 413,750 341,235 319,620 337,930 286,960 197,700 127,495 69,645 32,575 14,750 6,780
Same-sex common-law partners 97,020 445 5,450 11,520 11,395 9,850 8,370 10,260 13,860 10,065 7,205 4,815 2,255 980 350 195

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Data quality note(s) – Canada

  • Incomplete enumeration flag
    Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Short-form data quality flag
    Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.0%.
  • Short-form income data quality flag
    Default. Data quality index showing a short-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016027.

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