Infographic 4
Living common law has grown at all ages but remains most prevalent among young adults

Infographic description

The title of the infographic is "Living common law has grown at all ages but remains most prevalent among young adults"

This is a line chart.

The vertical axis shows the proportion of persons in couples that are living common law, Canada, 1981, 2016 and 2021. It begins at 0% and ends at 100%, by increments of 10%.

The horizontal axis shows the following age groups: 15 to 19 years, 20 to 24 years, 25 to 29 years, 30 to 34 years, 35 to 39 years, 40 to 44 years, 45 to 49 years, 50 to 54 years, 55 to 59 years, 60 to 64 years, 65 to 69 years, 70 to 74 years, 75 to 79 years, 80 to 84 years, 85 years and older.

There are three lines in the chart. The solid dark blue line represents the year 2021. The solid medium blue line represents the year 2016. The dotted light blue line represents the year 1981.

The proportion of persons in couples that were living common law in 2021, by age group: 15 to 19 years (93.4%), 20 to 24 years (79.3%), 25 to 29 years (60.8%), 30 to 34 years (37.8%), 35 to 39 years (26.9%), 40 to 44 years (23.5%), 45 to 49 years (20.5%), 50 to 54 years (19.4%), 55 to 59 years (18.4%), 60 to 64 years (15.6%), 65 to 69 years (12.2%), 70 to 74 years (9.4%), 75 to 79 years (7.6%), 80 to 84 years (5.7%), 85 years and older (4.7%).

The proportion of persons in couples that were living common law in 2016, by age group: 15 to 19 years (92.4%), 20 to 24 years (77.8%), 25 to 29 years (54.3%), 30 to 34 years (33.9%), 35 to 39 years (26.2%), 40 to 44 years (21.5%), 45 to 49 years (19.7%), 50 to 54 years (18.8%), 55 to 59 years (16.1%), 60 to 64 years (12.7%), 65 to 69 years (9.7%), 70 to 74 years (7.7%), 75 to 79 years (5.6%), 80 to 84 years (4.3%), 85 years and older (3.8%).

The proportion of persons in couples that were living common law in 1981, by age group: 15 to 19 years (49.5%), 20 to 24 years (23.1%), 25 to 29 years (11.3%), 30 to 34 years (6.8%), 35 to 39 years (5.1%), 40 to 44 years (3.9%), 45 to 49 years (3.0%), 50 to 54 years (2.4%), 55 to 59 years (1.8%), 60 to 64 years (1.5%), 65 to 69 years (1.2%), 70 to 74 years (1.0%), 75 to 79 years (0.9%), 80 to 84 years (0.7%), 85 years and older (0.5%).

Source(s): Census of Population, 1981, 2016 and 2021 (3901).