Fertility in Canada, 1950

Canada
1950
Total fertility rate: 3.37
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1950
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-5 -1   1950  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Canada was 3.37 children per woman in 1950 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (195 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 359,149 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.37
Births
359,149
Births per 1,000 people
26.1
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.54
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
13,741,747
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-140.20.0%130
15-1945.16.7%24,104
20-24178.526.4%99,257
25-29195.228.8%109,404
30-34138.420.5%71,870
35-3985.912.7%40,853
40-4430.64.5%12,537
45-492.70.4%965
50-540.10.0%28