Just Facts - Marriage and divorce trends in Canada, 1921 to 2020

This fact sheet summarizes key data on marriage and divorce trends between 1921 and 2020, where available, from Statistics Canada’s Vital Statistics – Marriage Database and Divorce Database, the Census of Population, the Civil Court Survey and the Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth. The year 2020 marks the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic during which public health measures were placed on provinces and territories.

Publisher

Department of Justice Canada

Resources

2

Updated

2026-09-08