Infographic 2
Narrowing gap between older men and women living in a couple

Infographic description

The title of the infographic is "Narrowing gap between older men and women living in a couple"

This is a line chart.

The vertical axis shows the proportion of the population aged 15 years and older in private households that is part of a couple. It begins at 0% and ends at 90%, by increments of 10%.

The horizontal axis shows the following age groups: 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 older.

Four lines are displayed. The dotted green line represents men in 1981. The solid green line represents "Men+" in 2021. The dotted purple line represents women in 1981. The solid purple line represents "Women+" in 2021.

The proportions for men in 1981 were, by age group: 15 to 19 years (1.3%), 20 to 24 years (26.9%), 25 to 29 years (63.9%), 30 to 34 years (78.9%), 35 to 39 years (83.7%), 40 to 44 years (84.7%), 45 to 49 years (84.5%), 50 to 54 years (83.8%), 55 to 59 years (83.6%), 60 to 64 years (83.2%), 65 to 69 years (81.0%), 70 to 74 years (77.5%), 75 to 79 years (71.5%), 80 to 84 years (62.7%), 85 years and older (49.2%).

The proportions for "Men+" in 2021 were, by age group: 15 to 19 years (0.5%), 20 to 24 years (9.3%), 25 to 29 years (32.4%), 30 to 34 years (56.4%), 35 to 39 years (68.3%), 40 to 44 years (71.9%), 45 to 49 years (72.8%), 50 to 54 years (71.7%), 55 to 59 years (70.8%), 60 to 64 years (72.1%), 65 to 69 years (74.0%), 70 to 74 years (75.5%), 75 to 79 years (75.5%), 80 to 84 years (72.7%), 85 years and older (61.5%).

The proportions for women in 1981 were, by age group: 15 to 19 years (6.1%), 20 to 24 years (45.6%), 25 to 29 years (72.6%), 30 to 34 years (79.8%), 35 to 39 years (81.4%), 40 to 44 years (81.5%), 45 to 49 years (80.6%), 50 to 54 years (78.0%), 55 to 59 years (73.7%), 60 to 64 years (66.1%), 65 to 69 years (55.6%), 70 to 74 years (43.3%), 75 to 79 years (30.5%), 80 to 84 years (19.0%), 85 years and older (9.2%).

The proportions for "Women+" in 2021 were, by age group: 15 to 19 years (1.3%), 20 to 24 years (16.2%), 25 to 29 years (45.6%), 30 to 34 years (65.4%), 35 to 39 years (71.4%), 40 to 44 years (71.3%), 45 to 49 years (70.1%), 50 to 54 years (68.8%), 55 to 59 years (67.7%), 60 to 64 years (66.5%), 65 to 69 years (63.6%), 70 to 74 years (58.7%), 75 to 79 years (50.6%), 80 to 84 years (38.6%), 85 years and older (19.4%).

Note(s): The sex variable in census years prior to 2021 and the two-category gender variable in the 2021 Census are included together in this graphic. Although sex and gender refer to two different concepts, the introduction of gender is not expected to have a significant impact on data analysis and historical comparability, given the small size of the transgender and non-binary populations. For additional information on changes of concepts over time, please consult the Age, Sex at Birth and Gender Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021. Given that the non-binary population is small, data aggregation to a two-category gender variable is sometimes necessary to protect the confidentiality of responses provided. In these cases, individuals in the category "non-binary persons" are distributed into the other two gender categories and are denoted by the "+" symbol. Prior to the 2021 Census, the category "Men" refers to males and the category "Women" refers to females. Starting in 2021, the category "Men+" includes men, as well as some non-binary persons, and the category "Women+" includes women, as well as some non-binary persons.

Source(s): Census of Population, 1981 and 2021 (3901).