This statistic shows the average size of families with children in Canada from 2000 to 2020. Since 2000, the average size of families with children in Canada has remained the same at 3.5 people per family.
Average size of families with children in Canada from 2000 to 2020
Families are comprised of: 1) couples (married or common-law, including same-sex couples) living in the same dwelling with or without children, and 2) single parents (male or female) living with one or more children. Persons who are not matched to a family become persons not in census families. They may be living alone, with a family to whom they are related, with a family to whom they are unrelated or with other persons not in census families.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2000 to 2020. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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