The two pie charts illustrate the marital status distribution of the populations of Canada and Australia. Overall, the largest proportion of people in both countries are married, though Canada has a significantly higher percentage than Australia. Meanwhile, the proportions of divorced and widowed individuals are fairly similar in both nations.
In Canada, the majority (53%) of the population is married, whereas in Australia, this figure is lower at 46%. Conversely, the percentage of single individuals is noticeably higher in Australia (46%) compared to those who have never married in Canada (29%).
The proportion of divorced individuals is nearly identical in both countries, standing at 7%. Additionally, the percentage of widowed people is slightly higher in Canada (7%) compared to Australia (5%). Meanwhile, the share of those separated but not divorced is relatively small, at 3% in Canada and 2% in Australia.
An interesting difference is the inclusion of same-sex marriage in Canada’s data, though it accounts for just 1% of the population. Australia’s data does not specify this category.
Overall, while marriage remains the most common status in both nations, Australia has a larger proportion of single individuals, whereas Canada has a higher percentage of married people.
