Chart 3
Steady rise in the average age at divorce
![Steady rise in the average age at divorce line chart&8211;Chart3, from 1970 to 2020](cg220309a003-eng.png)
Source(s):
Canadian Vital Statistics – Divorce Database (3235), table 39-10-0052-01.
Chart description
This is a line chart.
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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