Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Canada, 1956

Canada
1956
Total fertility rate: 3.77
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Canada was 3.77 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (217 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 433,958 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.77
Births
433,958
Births per 1,000 people
26.9
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
16,159,622
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%190
15-1952.77.0%30,464
20-24217.028.8%121,233
25-29214.628.5%126,368
30-34147.819.6%89,849
35-3987.911.7%49,228
40-4430.74.1%15,466
45-492.60.3%1,118
50-540.10.0%43