Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Canada, 1952

Canada
1952
Total fertility rate: 3.56
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Canada was 3.56 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (201 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 389,635 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.56
Births
389,635
Births per 1,000 people
26.9
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.62
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
14,482,799
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%145
15-1948.66.8%25,779
20-24196.727.6%107,813
25-29201.228.2%117,117
30-34147.520.7%80,453
35-3986.012.0%43,734
40-4430.84.3%13,559
45-492.70.4%997
50-540.10.0%39