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Table A-6.2
Marriages, first marriages and remarriages, Canada, 1981 to 2003
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| Year | Marriages | Marriages in which both spouses were never married | Marriages in which one of the spouses had been previously married | Marriages in which both spouses had been previously married | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | number | percentage | number | percentage | number | percentage | |
| 1981 | 190,082 | 137,742 | 72.5 | 31,000 | 16.3 | 21,340 | 11.2 |
| 1986 | 175,518 | 122,840 | 70.0 | 30,508 | 17.4 | 22,170 | 12.6 |
| 1991 | 172,251 | 116,972 | 67.9 | 31,635 | 18.4 | 23,644 | 13.7 |
| 1996 | 156,691 | 103,210 | 65.9 | 29,439 | 18.8 | 24,042 | 15.3 |
| 1997 | 153,306 | 101,089 | 65.9 | 28,883 | 18.8 | 23,334 | 15.2 |
| 1998 | 152,821 | 100,683 | 65.9 | 28,827 | 18.9 | 23,311 | 15.3 |
| 1999 | 155,742 | 102,722 | 66.0 | 29,305 | 18.8 | 23,715 | 15.2 |
| 2000 | 157,395 | 102,773 | 65.3 | 29,778 | 18.9 | 24,844 | 15.8 |
| 2001 | 146,618 | 96,474 | 65.8 | 27,250 | 18.6 | 22,894 | 15.6 |
| 2002 | 146,738 | 96,924 | 66.1 | 27,039 | 18.4 | 22,775 | 15.5 |
| 2003 | 147,391 | 97,522 | 66.2 | 27,057 | 18.4 | 22,812 | 15.5 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Health Statistics Division. Table source: Statistics Canada, 2008, Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada: 2005 and 2006, catalogue number 91-209-X. |
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