Infographic 1
General decline in the number of divorces in the past decades, but sharper decrease in 2020

Infographic description

The title of the infographic is "General decline in the number of divorces in the past decades, but sharper decrease in 2020"

The line chart depicts the annual number of divorces granted in Canada for each year starting in 1970 and ending in 2020.

The x-axis represents the year. The x-axis title is "year," with values ranging from 1970 to 2020 and increments of 5.

The y-axis represents the annual number of divorces granted in Canada. The y-axis title is "number of divorces," with values ranging from 0 to 100,000 and increments of 10,000.

In the line chart, there is an arrow pointing to the area of the line which represents the year 1986. Beside the arrow, there is text reading "Divorce Act reform of 1986."

The number of divorces granted in Canada in each year between 1970 and 2020 is: 29,301 in 1970, 29,886 in 1971, 32,475 in 1972, 36,903 in 1973, 45,618 in 1974, 51,078 in 1975, 54,429 in 1976, 55,620 in 1977, 57,630 in 1978, 59,931 in 1979, 62,577 in 1980, 68,352 in 1981, 71,409 in 1982, 69,480 in 1983, 66,030 in 1984, 63,021 in 1985, 77,940 in 1986, 97,773 in 1987, 84,810 in 1988, 82,404 in 1989, 81,195 in 1990, 78,954 in 1991, 81,255 in 1992, 80,103 in 1993, 80,814 in 1994, 79,602 in 1995, 73,314 in 1996, 69,060 in 1997, 69,891 in 1998, 71,763 in 1999, 73,005 in 2000, 71,880 in 2001, 71,199 in 2002, 71,466 in 2003, 70,179 in 2004, 71,985 in 2005, 75,213 in 2006, 73,359 in 2007, 71,031 in 2008, 69,570 in 2009, 69,684 in 2010, 68,556 in 2011, 68,511 in 2012, 65,802 in 2013, 62,709 in 2014, 60,963 in 2015, 62,397 in 2016, 62,256 in 2017, 61,344 in 2018, 56,937 in 2019, 42,933 in 2020.

Source: Canadian Vital Statistics - Divorce Database (3235), table 39-10-0051-01.