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

• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details marital status , age and sex for the population 15 years and over in British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique

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	3,956,670	258,980	287,560	303,000	313,745	293,590	295,045	322,365	354,375	354,930	324,095	287,525	201,785	145,230	105,260	109,190
Married or living common law	2,297,330	2,785	39,515	125,645	199,980	211,510	217,880	233,705	252,645	252,070	231,820	203,720	138,955	92,705	57,425	36,965
Married	1,925,345	325	10,885	66,300	146,310	172,725	184,565	200,550	218,285	220,895	208,195	186,920	129,935	88,285	55,345	35,815
Living common law	371,985	2,465	28,630	59,340	53,670	38,785	33,315	33,155	34,360	31,180	23,620	16,795	9,020	4,415	2,080	1,150
Never married	258,690	2,460	28,500	58,090	49,295	31,790	23,030	19,120	16,950	12,895	8,195	4,835	2,030	895	375	225
Separated	18,760	0	70	460	1,290	2,000	2,630	3,055	3,160	2,550	1,665	990	515	230	105	35
Divorced	85,255	5	50	765	3,015	4,870	7,435	10,535	13,485	14,545	12,360	9,495	5,165	2,270	895	365
Widowed	9,280	5	10	20	75	120	225	450	765	1,185	1,400	1,480	1,310	1,020	705	525
Not married and not living common law	1,659,340	256,190	248,045	177,355	113,765	82,080	77,160	88,660	101,730	102,855	92,275	83,805	62,830	52,525	47,830	72,230
Never married	1,076,085	256,190	246,930	172,015	100,520	61,740	46,650	45,490	45,600	37,935	26,515	17,105	8,670	4,755	2,965	2,995
Separated	105,700	0	600	2,825	6,625	9,385	12,270	14,650	15,625	14,065	10,680	8,005	4,670	3,040	1,905	1,355
Divorced	263,870	5	370	2,190	6,135	10,185	16,815	25,750	35,125	41,050	39,745	36,070	23,200	13,815	7,820	5,595
Widowed	213,690	0	140	325	485	765	1,420	2,770	5,380	9,810	15,330	22,630	26,290	30,910	35,140	62,290

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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) – British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique

• 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: 4.9%.
• 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-X2016034.