Infographic 3
Canada has the highest proportion of couples living common law among G7 countries

Infographic description

The title of the infographic is "Canada has the highest proportion of couples living common law among G7 countries"

The infographic displays the national flags of a selection of 10 countries. Beneath each national flag, the proportion of couples that are living common law is displayed, for the most recent year available, as follows: Sweden (33%), Norway (31%), Finland (28%), Canada (23%), United Kingdom (21%), France¹ (18%), Germany (16%), Denmark (16%), United States² (12%), Italy (10%).

1. Proportion of couples that were in "union libre"; excludes "couples pacsés" who have made the Pacte de solidarité civil (Pacs).

2. Proportion is calculated on the basis of couple households, as opposed to couple families.

Notes(s): Percentages refer to the proportion of all co-resident couples that are living common law or equivalent unmarried co-resident union, e.g., cohabiting couples.

Source(s): Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2021 (3901); Statistics Sweden, 2020; Statistics Norway, StatBank, 2021; Statistics Finland, 2020; United Kingdom, Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2020; France, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, 2019; Germany, Statistisches Bundesamt, 2020; Statistics Denmark, StatBank, 2021; United States Census Bureau, 2019; Italy, Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (Istat), 2020.