The depicted table illustrates the proportion of types of households in Canada between 1984 and 2020.
Overall, the figures for most household types, except couples with dependent and non-dependent kids, which saw decreasing trends, have increased over the 36-year period. It is interesting to note that the percentage for dependent children ranked at the top in all given years.
Turning to the details, we can see that the figure for one person increased slightly from 6% to 12% from 1984 to 2020, with a growth remaining constant in 2014 and 2020. Likewise, the rate for no kids started at 19% and rose marginally to 25% by the final year, remaining static in last two years. On the other hand, the rates of couples with dependent and non-dependent offspring leveled off from 52% to 36% and from 10% to 9% over the given period, respectively. Lastly, the proportion for lone parent tripled during 1984 and 2020, rising from 4% to 12%.
