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The average age of spouses at marriage peaked in 2018 and 2019 before declining in 2020

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average age at marriage, by legal marital status prior to marriage, Canada 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 1991 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 Total – UnmarriedTotal – Unmarried Never marriedNever married WidowedWidowed DivorcedDivorced
Note(s):
Since age at marriage and marital status are not available for Nunavut after 2008, values for Canada do not include Nunavut after that year.
Source(s):
Table 39-10-0056-01 and Canadian Vital Statistics – Marriage Database (3232).

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The average age of spouses at marriage peaked in 2018 and 2019 before declining in 2020 , average age at marriage, by legal marital status prior to marriage, Canada
  Total – Unmarried Never married Widowed Divorced
1991 30.5 27.2 57.3 39.4
1992 30.9 27.5 58.0 39.8
1993 31.1 27.7 58.0 40.0
1994 31.3 27.8 58.3 40.4
1995 31.6 28.0 58.3 40.7
1996 32.0 28.3 58.6 41.2
1997 32.2 28.4 58.7 41.6
1998 32.4 28.6 59.2 41.9
1999 32.6 28.8 59.1 42.2
2000 33.0 29.0 59.0 42.9
2001 33.1 29.2 59.6 43.2
2002 33.3 29.3 59.6 43.5
2003 33.7 29.7 59.8 44.0
2004 33.9 30.0 60.2 44.5
2005 34.0 30.1 60.2 44.8
2006 34.1 30.2 60.2 45.0
2007 34.2 30.2 60.3 45.3
2008 34.2 30.3 60.5 45.5
2009 34.3 30.4 60.9 45.8
2010 34.4 30.6 60.8 46.1
2011 34.5 30.8 61.0 46.2
2012 34.8 31.0 61.0 46.6
2013 34.9 31.1 61.5 47.0
2014 34.9 31.2 61.6 47.0
2015 35.1 31.4 61.8 47.4
2016 35.2 31.5 61.9 47.8
2017 35.3 31.6 62.0 48.1
2018 35.3 31.7 62.1 48.3
2019 35.3 31.7 62.0 48.5
2020 34.8 31.2 62.5 48.0
Note(s):
Since age at marriage and marital status are not available for Nunavut after 2008, values for Canada do not include Nunavut after that year.
Source(s):
Table 39-10-0056-01 and Canadian Vital Statistics – Marriage Database (3232).
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