This statistic depicts the total number of lone-parent families in Canada in 2020, distinguished by number of children. In 2020, there were 295,420 Canadian lone-parent families with two children.
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Number of lone-parent families in Canada in 2020, by number of children
Characteristic
Number of families
With 1 child
568,230
With 2 children
295,420
With 3 or more children
113,190
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of families568,230568,230295,420295,420113,190113,190With 1 childWith 2 childrenWith 3 or more children
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A lone-parent family is a family with only one parent, male or female, and with at least one child.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2020. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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StatCan. (August 9, 2022). Number of lone-parent families in Canada in 2020, by number of children [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/484900/number-of-lone-parent-families-in-canada-by-number-of-children/
StatCan. "Number of lone-parent families in Canada in 2020, by number of children." Chart. August 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/484900/number-of-lone-parent-families-in-canada-by-number-of-children/
StatCan. (2022). Number of lone-parent families in Canada in 2020, by number of children. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/484900/number-of-lone-parent-families-in-canada-by-number-of-children/
StatCan. "Number of Lone-parent Families in Canada in 2020, by Number of Children." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/484900/number-of-lone-parent-families-in-canada-by-number-of-children/
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Number of lone-parent families in Canada in 2020, by number of children [Graph], StatCan, August 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/484900/number-of-lone-parent-families-in-canada-by-number-of-children/
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