Number of divorces and various divorce indicators (crude divorce rate, divorce rate for married persons, age-standardized divorce rate, total divorce rate, mean and median duration of marriage, median duration of divorce proceedings, percentage of joint divorce applications), by place of occurrence, 1970 to most recent year.

Number of divorces and divorce rate per 1,000 marriages, by duration of marriage and place of occurrence, 1970 to most recent year.

In 2022, there were about 2.78 million people who had obtained a legal divorce and not remarried in Canada. This figure has been steadily increasing since 2000, when there were about 1.88 million divorcees in Canada.

In 2022, there were 420,741 divorced individuals between the ages of 55 and 59 years old living in Canada. In that same year, there were 27 divorced people between the ages of 15 and 19 years old living in Canada.

Number of divorces, by reason of marital breakdown (separation for at least one year, adultery, physical cruelty, mental cruelty) and by place of occurrence, 2004 to 2005.

Number of divorces and various divorce indicators (crude divorce rate, divorce rate for married persons, age-standardized divorce rate, total divorce rate, mean and median duration of marriage, median duration of divorce proceedings, percentage of joint divorce applications), by place of occurrence, 1970 to most recent year.

Mean age and median age at divorce and at marriage, for persons who divorced in a given year, by sex or gender and place of occurrence, 1970 to most recent year.

Divorces, by age group of husband and age group of wife at divorce, 2004 to 2005.

Number and percentage of divorces, by type of spouse (husband, wife), marital status (single-never married, widowed, divorced) of husband and wife just prior to marriage, and place of occurrence, 2004 to 2005.

Divorces, by duration of marriage, Canada, provinces and territories

In 2022, there were more divorced women living in Canada than there were divorced men. In that year, there were about 1.55 million divorced women and 1.23 million divorced men living in Canada.

Number of persons who divorced in a given year and age-specific divorce rates per 1,000 legally married persons, by sex or gender and place of occurrence, 1970 to most recent year.

Number of dependents in divorces involving custody orders, by applicant for divorce (husband only, wife only, husband and wife), by party to whom custody was granted (husband only, wife only, husband and wife jointly, agency or person other than husband or wife), and by place of occurrence, 2004 to 2005.

Number of dependents in divorces involving custody orders, by party to whom custody was granted, Canada, provinces and territories

Number of divorces, by year of marriage and age group of wife at marriage, 2004 to 2005.

This table contains 15 series, with data for years 1970 - 2003 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and is no longer being released. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (15 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia; ...); Divorces (1 item: Divorces).

This table contains 169 series, with data for years 2004 - 2005 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography, place of occurrence (1 item: Canada, place of occurrence); Age of wife at marriage (13 items: Age of wife at marriage, 15 years and over; Age of wife at marriage, under 20 years; Age of wife at marriage, 20 to 24 years; Age of wife at marriage, 25 to 29 years; ...); Age of wife at divorce (13 items: Age of wife at divorce, 15 years and over; Age of wife at divorce, under 20 years; Age of wife at divorce, 20 to 24 years; Age of wife at divorce, 25 to 29 years; ...).

Divorce rates, by year of marriage, NB / Taux de divorce, par année de mariage, NB

Number of divorces with and without dependents involved in custody orders granted, by place of occurrence, 2004 to 2005.

Number of divorces, by reason of marital breakdown (separation for at least one year, adultery, physical cruelty, mental cruelty) and by place of occurrence, 2004 to 2005.