Chart 3
Steady rise in the average age at divorce

Source(s):

Canadian Vital Statistics – Divorce Database (3235), table 39-10-0052-01.

Chart description

This is a line chart.

Steady rise in the average age at divorce, mean age or mean duration in years, Canada
	Age at marriage of the persons who divorced	Age at divorce	Duration of marriage at divorce
1970	23.6	38.8	15.2
1971	23.4	37.9	14.5
1972	23.3	37.5	14.2
1973	23.3	37.2	13.9
1974	23.2	37.1	13.9
1975	23.3	37.0	13.7
1976	23.4	36.9	13.5
1977	23.5	36.7	13.2
1978	23.5	36.4	12.9
1979	23.6	36.3	12.7
1980	23.7	36.2	12.5
1981	23.7	36.4	12.6
1982	23.9	36.4	12.5
1983	24.0	36.5	12.5
1984	24.2	37.1	12.9
1985	24.3	37.3	13.0
1986	24.7	37.6	12.9
1987	24.8	37.6	12.9
1988	25.0	37.9	12.9
1989	25.2	38.1	12.9
1990	25.4	38.4	12.9
1991	25.7	38.6	12.9
1992	25.9	38.8	12.9
1993	26.0	38.9	12.8
1994	26.3	39.2	12.9
1995	26.5	39.7	13.2
1996	26.7	40.2	13.5
1997	26.8	40.6	13.9
1998	27.0	40.7	13.7
1999	27.2	41.1	13.9
2000	27.3	41.4	14.1
2001	27.4	41.5	14.1
2002	27.6	41.8	14.2
2003	27.8	42.1	14.3
2004	28.0	42.5	14.5
2005	28.2	42.7	14.5
2006	28.4	42.9	14.5
2007	28.5	43.1	14.5
2008	28.7	43.2	14.5
2009	28.8	43.4	14.5
2010	29.0	43.6	14.6
2011	29.2	44.0	14.8
2012	29.4	44.2	14.9
2013	29.5	44.7	15.1
2014	29.6	44.8	15.2
2015	29.9	45.3	15.4
2016	30.0	45.6	15.6
2017	30.1	45.8	15.6
2018	30.3	45.9	15.6
2019	30.6	46.1	15.5
2020	30.7	46.0	15.3

Source(s):

Canadian Vital Statistics – Divorce Database (3235), table 39-10-0052-01.