Fertility in Canada, 1955

Canada
1955
Total fertility rate: 3.75
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Canada was 3.75 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (214 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 426,460 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.75
Births
426,460
Births per 1,000 people
27.1
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.73
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
15,728,274
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%179
15-1951.56.9%29,000
20-24213.728.5%118,647
25-29210.928.1%124,358
30-34150.520.1%89,309
35-3987.911.7%48,211
40-4432.04.3%15,625
45-492.60.4%1,090
50-540.10.0%43