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Heritage Matters 28 Statistics 1911 1961 2011 Population of women in Canada 3,385,000 (46.9% of the population) 9,019,000 (49.4% of the population) 17,062,460 (50.9% of the population) Average family size (including parents) 4.8 people 3.9 people 3.5 people Average life expectancy for women 69.2 years* 76.65 years 81.45 years Average age of marriage for women 25.5 years* 24.7 years 28 years Number of women self-declared having been born outside Canada 614,000 (38.7% of people born outside of Canada) 972,000 (49.9% of people born outside of Canada) 3,500,000 (51.7% of people born outside of Canada) Women participating in the formal, paid workforce 366,629 (13.5% of paid workforce) 2,961,210 (34.3% of paid workforce) 7,960,725 (48% of paid workforce) Percentage of university students who are women 16.3% of student population 26.5% of student population 59% of student population Number of women elected to the House of Commons 0 5 76 Number of women elected to the Ontario Legislature 0 0 30 Source: Statistics Canada (* where 1911 statistics were unavailable, 1921 statistics were used)