Download this table (in Excel format) (14 KB)| Marital Status |
1991 |
1996 |
2001 | |||
|
Number |
% of total |
Number |
% of total |
Number |
% of total | |
| Never married |
1 433 997 |
32.8 |
1 596 267 |
31.5 |
1 787 519 |
31.9 |
| Now married |
2 623 909 |
60.0 |
3 072 785 |
60.6 |
3 325 482 |
59.4 |
| Widowed |
258 974 |
5.9 |
300 204 |
5.9 |
333 622 |
6.0 |
| Divorced/Separated |
53 485 |
1.2 |
97 262 |
1.9 |
152 349 |
2.7 |
| Total |
4 370 365 |
100.0 |
5 066 518 |
100.0 |
5 598 972 |
100.0 |
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Concepts and Definitions for the 2001 Population Census |