Description - International Women’s Day, 2023... by the numbers
Every woman counts
On July 1, 2022, there were 19,572,198 females of all ages in Canada, just over half (50.3%) of the total population.
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0005-01 Population estimates on July 1st, by age and sex.
Women who are part of a racialized group
According to the 2021 Census, almost 5 million women in Canada self-declare as being part of a racialized group.
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2021.
Women living with a disability
In 2017, 24% of women aged 15 and older in Canada said they had at least one disability.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Survey on Disability, 2017.
Indigenous women and girls
According to the 2021 Census, 929,605 women in Canada reported an Indigenous identity.
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2021.
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