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Canada
Crude marriage rate (marriages per 1,000 population)4.4 (2008)
[14/45 countries]
Crude divorce rate (divorces per 1,000 population)2.1 (2008)
[12/44 countries]
Relative divorce rate (ratio of divorces to marriages in the latest year) (2008-2020)0.48
[19/44 countries]
% of ever married at 50-54, men86.0% (2016)
[19/36 countries]
% of ever married at 50-54, women90.0% (2016)
[17/36 countries]
% of those who have lived together without getting married (1994)26.3%
[4/21 countries]
% of those who think that it is a good idea for a couple who intend to get married to live together first (1998)23.5%
[12/30 countries]
% of those who think that it is a good idea for a couple who intend to get married to live together first (1994)51.0%
[13/22 countries]
% of those who lived with their husband or wife before they got married (1994)30.8%
[8/22 countries]
% of those who think that married people are generally happier than unmarried people (2012)34.7%
[16/32 countries]
% of those who think that married people are generally happier than unmarried people (1994)32.3%
[16/22 countries]
% of those who think that it is better to have a bad marriage than no marriage at all (1994)2.5%
[18/22 countries]
% of those who think that people who want children ought to get married (2012)46.5%
[18/40 countries]
% of those who think that people who want children ought to get married (1994)46.5%
[19/22 countries]
% of those who think that the main purpose of marriage these days is to have children (1994)10.4%
[22/22 countries]
% of those who think that it is all right for a couple to live together without intending to get married (2012)66.7%
[15/32 countries]
% of those who think that it is all right for a couple to live together without intending to get married (1998)21.8%
[16/30 countries]
% of those who think that it is all right for a couple to live together without intending to get married (1994)67.4%
[7/22 countries]
% of those who think that a couple should divorce when their marriage does not work well (2012)45.6%
[26/32 countries]
% of those who think that a couple should divorce when their marriage does not work well (1994)48.5%
[19/22 countries]
% of those who think that the main advantage of marriage is that it gives financial security (1994)7.8%
[22/22 countries]
% of those who think that adultery is always wrong (1998)65.9%
[7/30 countries]
% of those who think that adultery is always wrong (1994)68.4%
[9/22 countries]
% of those who think that sex before marriage is always wrong (1998)12.4%
[17/30 countries]
% of those who think that sex under 16 years old is always wrong (1994)55.3%
[14/22 countries]
% of those who think that homosexuality is always wrong (1998)39.9%
[20/30 countries]
% of those who think that homosexuality is always wrong (1994)39.0%
[20/22 countries]
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