| Canada | | |
Crude marriage rate (marriages per 1,000 population) | 2.6 (2022) [36/38countries] | | |
Crude divorce rate (divorces per 1,000 population) | 1.1 (2022) [33/35countries] | | |
Relative divorce rate (ratio of divorces to marriages in the latest year) | 0.48 (2008-2020) [18/37countries] | | |
% of ever married at 50-54, men | 86.0% (2016) [19/36countries] | | |
% of ever married at 50-54, women | 90.0% (2016) [17/36countries] | | |
% of those who have lived together without getting married | 26.3% (1994) [3/17countries] | | |
% of those who lived with their husband or wife before they got married | 30.8% (1994) [7/18countries] | | |
% of those who think that married people are generally happier than unmarried people | 34.7% (2012) [10/24countries] | | |
% of those who think that people who want children ought to get married | 46.5% (2012) [11/30countries] | | |
% of those who think that the main purpose of marriage these days is to have children | 10.4% (1994) [18/18countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is all right for a couple to live together without intending to get married | 66.7% (2012) [14/24countries] | | |
% of those who think that a couple should divorce when their marriage does not work well | 45.6% (2012) [22/24countries] | | |
% of those who think that the main advantage of marriage is that it gives financial security | 7.8% (1994) [18/18countries] | | |
% of those who think that sex under 16 years old is always wrong | 55.3% (1994) [11/18countries] | | |
% of those who think that same-sex marriage should be legal | 84.6% (2023) [4/16countries] | | |
% of those who think that homosexuality should be accepted by society | 91.6% (2019) [4/21countries] | | |