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Steady rise in the average age at divorce

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

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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.
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