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Sex and marital status of immigrant arrivals, by age group, 1955 and 1958

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Sex and marital status of immigrant arrivals, by age group, 1955 and 1958
  Females
  Single Married Widowed Divorced Total
  number
1955          
0 to 14 11,292 - - - 11,292
15 to 19 3,252 698 - 2 3,952
20 to 24 5,110 4,639 1 32 9,782
25 to 29 3,373 5,783 29 99 9,284
30 to 39 2,141 7,149 122 250 9,662
40 to 49 570 3,429 331 258 4,588
50 to 59 205 1,542 683 158 2,588
60 or older 166 603 1,149 52 1,970
Total, 1955 26,169 23,843 2,315 851 53,118
1956          
0 to 14 17,334 - - - 17,334
15 to 19 4,733 1,019 1 1 5,754
20 to 24 7,465 7,014 14 47 14,540
25 to 29 4,227 8,336 26 148 12,737
30 to 39 2,586 10,597 162 384 13,729
40 to 49 598 4,352 417 321 5,688
50 to 59 196 1,876 882 199 3,153
60 or older 140 706 1,459 76 2,381
Total, 1956 37,279 33,900 2,961 1,176 75,316
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1957/1958.