Marital Status (13), Age (16) and Sex (3) for the Population 15 Years and Over of Canada, Provinces and Territories and Census Metropolitan Areas, 1996 to 2016 Censuses - 100% Data

• Census year (5): 2016
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details marital status , age and sex for the population 15 years and over in Alberta

Marital status (13)	Age (16)
	Total - Age	15 to 19 years	20 to 24 years	25 to 29 years	30 to 34 years	35 to 39 years	40 to 44 years	45 to 49 years	50 to 54 years	55 to 59 years	60 to 64 years	65 to 69 years	70 to 74 years	75 to 79 years	80 to 84 years	85 years and over
Total - Marital status^Footnote 1	3,288,025	240,035	261,835	310,940	333,175	305,510	281,210	269,035	284,305	275,535	226,230	173,680	117,035	83,955	62,165	63,385
Married or living common law	1,969,300	3,375	50,315	154,285	229,290	230,260	214,290	200,910	207,570	201,235	165,405	125,675	80,980	52,690	32,440	20,585
Married	1,648,950	515	16,650	89,270	176,420	193,780	185,780	175,160	182,060	179,910	151,825	118,030	77,085	50,805	31,525	20,140
Living common law	320,350	2,860	33,670	65,020	52,870	36,480	28,505	25,745	25,510	21,325	13,580	7,640	3,900	1,885	915	445
Never married	234,450	2,860	33,465	63,225	47,295	28,250	18,110	13,720	11,730	8,110	4,200	1,940	855	395	175	115
Separated	13,505	0	95	575	1,470	2,040	2,215	2,205	1,945	1,470	795	380	190	70	35	10
Divorced	66,430	0	90	1,190	4,020	6,040	7,940	9,445	11,180	10,805	7,640	4,505	2,160	935	360	125
Widowed	5,965	0	20	25	75	155	250	375	650	935	950	815	700	480	350	195
Not married and not living common law	1,318,720	236,660	211,515	156,650	103,885	75,245	66,925	68,125	76,740	74,305	60,825	48,005	36,055	31,265	29,720	42,795
Never married	905,700	236,650	210,325	150,795	89,275	53,665	38,085	33,065	32,430	25,435	16,080	8,950	4,515	2,740	1,865	1,830
Separated	76,150	0	670	3,175	7,235	9,485	10,605	10,750	10,425	8,770	5,940	3,890	2,200	1,435	950	600
Divorced	195,850	5	395	2,380	6,890	11,305	16,810	21,850	29,340	32,220	27,695	20,385	12,340	7,250	4,250	2,730
Widowed	141,020	5	125	305	485	790	1,420	2,455	4,540	7,880	11,100	14,780	17,000	19,840	22,660	37,640

Symbol(s)

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not applicable

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suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

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too unreliable to be published

Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Marital status.

Data quality note(s) – Alberta

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.7%.
• Short-form income data quality flag
  Default. Data quality index showing a short-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016031.