Chart 3 Population in couples, by age group and sex, Canada, 2006
Age group Women Men
percentage
15 to 19 2.6 0.9
20 to 24 23.2 12.6
25 to 29 54.5 42.2
30 to 34 70.6 64.9
35 to 39 73.7 72.1
40 to 44 73.4 73.5
45 to 49 73.2 74.6
50 to 54 72.5 76.5
55 to 59 70.9 78.7
60 to 64 68.1 80.1
65 to 69 62.7 80.7
70 to 74 54.9 79.0
75 to 79 42.1 76.2
80 and over 22.3 65.7
Source: Statistics Canada. 2007. Family Portrait: Continuity and Change in Canadian Families and Households in 2006, 2006 Census. Catalogue no. 97-553-XIE.