Infographic 7
Compared with Ontario, Quebec has a much higher proportion of older adults in couples that are living common law; a difference that has grown over time

Infographic description

The title of the infographic is "Compared with Ontario, Quebec has a much higher proportion of older adults in couples that are living common law; a difference that has grown over time"

This is a line chart.

The vertical axis shows the proportion of persons in couples that are living common law. It begins at 0% and ends at 100%, 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.

There are six lines displayed in the chart.

The solid blue line represents Quebec for the year 2021. The long-dash blue line represents Quebec in the year 2016. The short-dash blue line represents Quebec in the year 1981. The solid green line represents Ontario for the year 2021. The long-dash green line represents Ontario in the year 2016. The short-dash green line represents Ontario in the year 1981.

The proportion of persons in couples that were living common law in Quebec in 2021, by age group, was as follows: 15 to 19 years (97.4%), 20 to 24 years (90.8%), 25 to 29 years (82.2%), 30 to 34 years (66.9%), 35 to 39 years (55.4%), 40 to 44 years (50.1%), 45 to 49 years (44.3%), 50 to 54 years (41.4%), 55 to 59 years (38.2%), 60 to 64 years (31.4%), 65 to 69 years (24.2%), 70 to 74 years (18.0%), 75 to 79 years (14.4%), 80 to 84 years (11.0%), 85 years and older (8.6%).

The proportion of persons in couples that were living common law in Quebec in 2016, by age group, was as follows: 15 to 19 years (95.7%), 20 to 24 years (88.9%), 25 to 29 years (77.8%), 30 to 34 years (62.9%), 35 to 39 years (54.7%), 40 to 44 years (46.5%), 45 to 49 years (42.5%), 50 to 54 years (39.0%), 55 to 59 years (32.2%), 60 to 64 years (24.9%), 65 to 69 years (18.3%), 70 to 74 years (14.0%), 75 to 79 years (10.4%), 80 to 84 years (7.9%), 85 years and older (6.7%).

The proportion of persons in couples that were living common law in Quebec in 1981, by age group, was as follows: 15 to 19 years (64.0%), 20 to 24 years (30.7%), 25 to 29 years (14.9%), 30 to 34 years (8.4%), 35 to 39 years (6.2%), 40 to 44 years (4.7%), 45 to 49 years (3.6%), 50 to 54 years (3.0%), 55 to 59 years (2.3%), 60 to 64 years (1.9%), 65 to 69 years (1.6%), 70 to 74 years (1.3%), 75 to 79 years (1.0%), 80 to 84 years (0.9%), 85 years and older (0.8%).

The proportion of persons in couples that were living common law in Ontario in 2021, by age group, was as follows: 15 to 19 years (90.3%), 20 to 24 years (73.6%), 25 to 29 years (52.4%), 30 to 34 years (28.0%), 35 to 39 years (17.7%), 40 to 44 years (14.4%), 45 to 49 years (13.0%), 50 to 54 years (12.6%), 55 to 59 years (12.1%), 60 to 64 years (10.3%), 65 to 69 years (8.3%), 70 to 74 years (6.6%), 75 to 79 years (5.3%), 80 to 84 years (4.0%), 85 years and older (3.5%).

The proportion of persons in couples that were living common law in Ontario in 2016, by age group, was as follows: 15 to 19 years (90.1%), 20 to 24 years (72.6%), 25 to 29 years (46.0%), 30 to 34 years (23.9%), 35 to 39 years (15.9%), 40 to 44 years (13.3%), 45 to 49 years (12.6%), 50 to 54 years (12.3%), 55 to 59 years (10.7%), 60 to 64 years (8.7%), 65 to 69 years (6.8%), 70 to 74 years (5.4%), 75 to 79 years (4.0%), 80 to 84 years (3.2%), 85 years and older (3.0%).

The proportion of persons in couples that were living common law in Ontario in 1981, by age group, was as follows: 15 to 19 years (43.1%), 20 to 24 years (18.1%), 25 to 29 years (9.1%), 30 to 34 years (5.9%), 35 to 39 years (4.6%), 40 to 44 years (3.5%), 45 to 49 years (2.7%), 50 to 54 years (2.1%), 55 to 59 years (1.6%), 60 to 64 years (1.3%), 65 to 69 years (1.0%), 70 to 74 years (0.8%), 75 to 79 years (0.8%), 80 to 84 years (0.7%), 85 years and older (0.4%).

Source(s): Census of Population, 1981, 2016 and 2021 (3901).