Just Facts - Family structures in Canada, 1921 to 2024

This fact sheet provides an overview of changes in Canadian family structures using publicly available data from Statistics Canada, including the Census of Population, the 2001, 2011 and 2017 General Social Survey on Families and the Canadian Vital Statistics: Birth Database. The data used in this fact sheet span different time periods, ranging from 1921 to 2024, based on the availability of data. The fact sheet analyzes trends in couple relationships, family composition, household living arrangements, and fertility in Canada.

Publisher

Department of Justice Canada

Resources

2

Catalogue metadata updated

2026-09-10