Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Canada, 1953

Canada
1953
Total fertility rate: 3.64
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1953  +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 3.64 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (205 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 403,902 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.64
Births
403,902
Births per 1,000 people
27.1
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.67
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
14,897,875
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
10-140.30.0%159
15-1949.96.8%26,889
20-24204.028.0%112,171
25-29204.628.1%120,154
30-34149.820.6%84,117
35-3986.411.9%45,128
40-4431.14.3%14,214
45-492.70.4%1,028
50-540.10.0%42