| Population in family dwellings according to year of arrival of the household at the dwelling by household structure |
| 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1991-1995 | 1981-1990 | 1971-1980 | 1961-1970 | 1941-1960 | Before 1941 | TOTAL | |
| TOTAL | 5,71% | 5,09% | 5,58% | 4,88% | 4,04% | 3,69% | 13,10% | 23,52% | 19,31% | 8,42% | 4,72% | 1,96% | 40595861 |
| A woman from 16 to 64 years old | 12,78% | 8,91% | 10,05% | 7,76% | 5,60% | 4,59% | 12,07% | 15,26% | 12,94% | 6,27% | 3,23% | 0,54% | 652306 |
| A man from 16 to 64 years old | 14,58% | 9,62% | 11,26% | 8,66% | 5,96% | 4,92% | 12,37% | 13,52% | 9,66% | 4,71% | 4,17% | 0,56% | 865329 |
| A woman from 65 or over | 1,36% | 1,24% | 1,66% | 1,57% | 1,28% | 1,39% | 5,27% | 14,84% | 24,05% | 20,79% | 18,29% | 8,27% | 1043471 |
| A man from 65 or over | 2,06% | 1,75% | 2,41% | 2,28% | 1,84% | 1,87% | 6,96% | 16,14% | 21,43% | 17,33% | 15,39% | 10,53% | 315466 |
| An adult woman with one or more minors | 11,44% | 9,13% | 10,60% | 9,03% | 7,42% | 6,29% | 20,28% | 19,81% | 3,57% | 1,80% | 0,55% | 0,07% | 543758 |
| An adult man with one or more minors | 9,70% | 7,26% | 9,91% | 9,35% | 7,80% | 6,84% | 22,08% | 19,96% | 4,08% | 2,00% | 0,91% | 0,11% | 144570 |
| Two adults from 16 to 64, without minors | 13,86% | 11,60% | 10,77% | 7,73% | 5,31% | 4,10% | 10,44% | 14,42% | 14,01% | 5,69% | 1,79% | 0,29% | 3254802 |
| Two adults, one at least 65 years or over, without minors | 1,73% | 1,65% | 2,06% | 1,90% | 1,60% | 1,63% | 6,12% | 16,11% | 25,88% | 21,62% | 13,95% | 5,75% | 3553394 |
| Two adults and a minor | 8,29% | 8,49% | 10,43% | 10,18% | 8,91% | 7,74% | 22,18% | 17,49% | 4,00% | 1,57% | 0,64% | 0,09% | 3372906 |
| Two adults and two minors | 6,40% | 6,40% | 7,40% | 7,21% | 6,64% | 6,46% | 27,45% | 28,67% | 1,87% | 1,12% | 0,36% | 0,03% | 4420444 |
| Two adults and three or more minors | 7,70% | 7,41% | 8,60% | 8,00% | 6,94% | 6,48% | 24,98% | 26,59% | 1,73% | 1,18% | 0,37% | 0,03% | 1009846 |
| Two adults 35 years or over, one 16-34 years, without minors | 2,46% | 2,39% | 2,90% | 2,65% | 2,29% | 2,21% | 8,73% | 25,45% | 31,98% | 13,24% | 4,26% | 1,44% | 3369447 |
| Two adults 35 years or over, one 16-34 years and a minor | 3,59% | 3,63% | 4,37% | 4,15% | 3,67% | 3,54% | 14,25% | 43,39% | 15,21% | 2,49% | 1,47% | 0,22% | 2039808 |
| Two adults 35 years or over, one 16-34 years and two or more minors | 5,40% | 5,27% | 5,92% | 5,41% | 4,51% | 4,36% | 16,82% | 38,41% | 8,80% | 3,03% | 1,70% | 0,39% | 713885 |
| Another household of three adults, with or without minors | 5,33% | 4,33% | 4,55% | 3,81% | 3,06% | 2,75% | 9,28% | 19,09% | 21,99% | 13,54% | 8,41% | 3,86% | 2893411 |
| Two adults 35 years or over, two 16-34 years, without minors | 2,31% | 2,34% | 2,80% | 2,72% | 2,36% | 2,36% | 9,84% | 29,72% | 35,60% | 6,91% | 2,49% | 0,55% | 3990336 |
| Two adults 35 years or over, two 16-34 years and a minor | 3,31% | 3,32% | 3,98% | 3,68% | 3,20% | 3,11% | 12,43% | 34,87% | 25,73% | 3,77% | 2,16% | 0,44% | 1040940 |
| Two adults 35 years or over, two 16-34 years and two or more minors | 6,59% | 5,82% | 6,08% | 5,04% | 4,21% | 3,90% | 13,51% | 29,92% | 16,67% | 4,77% | 2,56% | 0,94% | 330750 |
| Another household with four adults, with or without minors | 4,91% | 3,94% | 3,88% | 3,18% | 2,49% | 2,26% | 8,25% | 19,89% | 23,39% | 14,21% | 8,71% | 4,89% | 2026946 |
| Five or more adults, with or without minors | 5,19% | 4,45% | 4,03% | 3,13% | 2,45% | 2,26% | 8,62% | 23,93% | 28,20% | 9,07% | 5,66% | 3,00% | 5014046 |