Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Canada, 1957

Canada
1957
Total fertility rate: 3.85
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +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 3.85 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (223 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 450,469 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.85
Births
450,469
Births per 1,000 people
27.1
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
16,641,330
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%213
15-1955.57.2%33,279
20-24222.629.0%126,370
25-29220.128.6%130,612
30-34147.519.2%91,537
35-3989.311.6%51,458
40-4430.64.0%15,815
45-492.60.3%1,144
50-540.10.0%38