Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants in Canada
Canada: Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants was 2.6 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants in Canada, 1960–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants in Canada is 2.6, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants in Canada peaked at 9.2 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 2.6, in 2020.
That places Canada 42nd out of 44 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.3 | — |
| 1961 | 7 | -4.1% |
| 1962 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 6.9 | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 7.2 | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 7.4 | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 7.8 | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 8.1 | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 8.3 | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 8.7 | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 8.8 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 8.9 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 9.2 | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 9 | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 8.9 | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 8.7 | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 8.4 | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 8 | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 7.9 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 7.8 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 7.8 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 7.7 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 7.5 | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 7.3 | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 7.2 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 7.1 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 6.7 | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 6.9 | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 7 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6.8 | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 6.1 | -10.3% |
| 1992 | 5.8 | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 5.6 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 5.5 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 5.5 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5.3 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 5.1 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 5.1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5.1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5.1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.7 | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.6 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.5 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 4.4 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.3 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 4.2 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.1 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 4.2 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.1 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.9 | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 2.6 | -33.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 2.6 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.29, 61% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -33.3% | 3.9 | 2.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.57 | 6.9 | 8.7 | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.56 | 7.8 | 9.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.22 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.59 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.63 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.14 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More reference data data for Canada
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 22.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 99.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants in Canada?
- Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants in Canada was 2.6 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2 in 1972.
- What is the lowest marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants?
- Canada ranks 42nd out of 44 countries with data for 2020.
- Is marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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