Divorce Statistics Canada

In 1968, the Divorce Act was created and 17 years later in 1985, this Act was re-created. The effects of this Divorce Acts are clear in the above graph. The divorce rates have risen after the implementation of these Acts. The divorce laws in Canada became more liberal after the Divorce Act 1985.

Divorce Statistics Canada in terms of number of divorces

If the period from 1921 to 1995 is taken into account, then the following tables records some observations in the descending order of number of divorces.

Year	Number of Divorces	Divorce Rate per 0.1 million population
1987	96,200	362.3
1990	80,998	295.8
1994	78,880	269.7
1986	78,304	298.8
1995	77,636	262.2
1981	67,671	271.8
1985	61,980	253.6
1969	26,093	124.2
1968	11,343	54.8
1961	6,563	36.0
1941	2,462	21.4
1921	558	6.4

Some facts about Divorce Statistics Canada

• The possibility of first marriages ending in divorce is 50 percent while that of second and third marriages is 72 and 85 percent respectively
• After 1 year has passed following a divorce or separation, 50 percent children of separated or divorced families do not get an opportunity to see their dads again
• Women initiate 75 percent of divorces in this country
• If divorced women and men are considered, then almost 65 and 75 percent of these remarry
• Generally speaking, 1 marriage out of 2 ends up in a divorce. In other words, the divorce rate in this nation is about 48 percent
• If the age group from 35 to 50 is considered, the possibility of remarriage for men is 61 percent and that of women is 48 percent
• The all-time high in the number of divorces was 96,200 in 1987
• In 2001, there were 71,783 divorces
• For every 1000 marriages, there is less than 1 divorce in the first year of marriage
• For every 1000 marriages, there are 5.1 divorces in the second year, 17 divorces in the third year, 23.6 divorces in the fourth year, 25.5 divorces in the fifth year and these number of divorces decrease in the subsequent years
• In 1987, it was estimated that 50.6 percent of the total marriages in the country would terminate before completion of 30 years
• Presently, the estimation is that 37.7 percent of the total marriages would end prior to the 30th anniversary
• Following a marital breakup in the form of separation or divorce, 15 percent of the men experienced an economical decline while 43 percent of women had to face the same
• As compared to married men, divorced or separated men belonging to the age group 20 to 64 were 6 times more likely to be ill with depression. In case of women, they are 3.5 times more likely
• In 2000, there were 71,144 divorces in the country and this number dropped to 70,828 in 2003
• The number of divorced Canadians in 2006 was 1.6 million. Out of these 0.9 million were female

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