Chart 2
Sustained decline in the crude marriage rate over the past 50 years
Source(s):
"Selected Marriage Statistics, 1921-1990"; Table 39-10-0055-01; Canadian Vital Statistics – Marriage Database (3232) and Estimates of population, by marital status or legal marital status, age and sex for July 1, Canada, provinces and territories (3605).
Chart description
This is a line chart.
| crude marriage rate: number of marriages per 1,000 population, Canada | |
|---|---|
| 1921 | 8.1 |
| 1922 | 7.4 |
| 1923 | 7.5 |
| 1924 | 7.3 |
| 1925 | 7.1 |
| 1926 | 7.2 |
| 1927 | 7.4 |
| 1928 | 7.7 |
| 1929 | 7.9 |
| 1930 | 7.2 |
| 1931 | 6.6 |
| 1932 | 6.1 |
| 1933 | 6.2 |
| 1934 | 7.0 |
| 1935 | 7.3 |
| 1936 | 7.6 |
| 1937 | 8.1 |
| 1938 | 8.1 |
| 1939 | 9.4 |
| 1940 | 11.1 |
| 1941 | 10.8 |
| 1942 | 11.2 |
| 1943 | 9.7 |
| 1944 | 8.8 |
| 1945 | 9.2 |
| 1946 | 11.2 |
| 1947 | 10.4 |
| 1948 | 9.8 |
| 1949 | 9.2 |
| 1950 | 9.1 |
| 1951 | 9.2 |
| 1952 | 8.9 |
| 1953 | 8.8 |
| 1954 | 8.4 |
| 1955 | 8.2 |
| 1956 | 8.3 |
| 1957 | 8.0 |
| 1958 | 7.7 |
| 1959 | 7.6 |
| 1960 | 7.3 |
| 1961 | 7.0 |
| 1962 | 7.0 |
| 1963 | 6.9 |
| 1964 | 7.2 |
| 1965 | 7.4 |
| 1966 | 7.8 |
| 1967 | 8.1 |
| 1968 | 8.3 |
| 1969 | 8.7 |
| 1970 | 8.8 |
| 1971 | 8.7 |
| 1972 | 9.0 |
| 1973 | 8.9 |
| 1974 | 8.7 |
| 1975 | 8.5 |
| 1976 | 8.2 |
| 1977 | 7.9 |
| 1978 | 7.7 |
| 1979 | 7.8 |
| 1980 | 7.8 |
| 1981 | 7.7 |
| 1982 | 7.5 |
| 1983 | 7.3 |
| 1984 | 7.2 |
| 1985 | 7.1 |
| 1986 | 6.7 |
| 1987 | 6.9 |
| 1988 | 7.0 |
| 1989 | 7.0 |
| 1990 | 6.8 |
| 1991 | 6.1 |
| 1992 | 5.8 |
| 1993 | 5.6 |
| 1994 | 5.5 |
| 1995 | 5.5 |
| 1996 | 5.3 |
| 1997 | 5.1 |
| 1998 | 5.1 |
| 1999 | 5.1 |
| 2000 | 5.1 |
| 2001 | 4.7 |
| 2002 | 4.7 |
| 2003 | 4.7 |
| 2004 | 4.6 |
| 2005 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | 4.5 |
| 2008 | 4.4 |
| 2009 | 4.4 |
| 2010 | 4.3 |
| 2011 | 4.2 |
| 2012 | 4.2 |
| 2013 | 4.1 |
| 2014 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 4.2 |
| 2016 | 4.1 |
| 2017 | 4.1 |
| 2018 | 4.1 |
| 2019 | 3.9 |
| 2020 | 2.6 |
Source(s):
"Selected Marriage Statistics, 1921-1990"; Table 39-10-0055-01; Canadian Vital Statistics – Marriage Database (3232) and Estimates of population, by marital status or legal marital status, age and sex for July 1, Canada, provinces and territories (3605).
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