In 2022, there were more single males living in Canada than single women. In that year, there were 9.67 million single men, and 8.6 single women in Canada. In comparison, there were far more widowed women than men, with 1.59 million widowed women and 472,170 widowed men in Canada.
Resident population of Canada in 2022, by legal marital status and gender (in 1,000s)
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StatCan. (November 9, 2022). Resident population of Canada in 2022, by legal marital status and gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/446075/resident-population-canada-by-marital-status-and-gender/
StatCan. "Resident population of Canada in 2022, by legal marital status and gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/446075/resident-population-canada-by-marital-status-and-gender/
StatCan. (2022). Resident population of Canada in 2022, by legal marital status and gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/446075/resident-population-canada-by-marital-status-and-gender/
StatCan. "Resident Population of Canada in 2022, by Legal Marital Status and Gender (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/446075/resident-population-canada-by-marital-status-and-gender/
StatCan, Resident population of Canada in 2022, by legal marital status and gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/446075/resident-population-canada-by-marital-status-and-gender/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Resident population of Canada in 2022, by legal marital status and gender (in 1,000s) [Graph], StatCan, November 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/446075/resident-population-canada-by-marital-status-and-gender/