Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Canada, 1958

Canada
1958
Total fertility rate: 3.81
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Canada was 3.81 children per woman in 1958 — 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 28.0 years old. In total, 454,402 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.81
Births
454,402
Births per 1,000 people
26.6
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.77
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
17,104,086
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%243
15-1955.17.2%34,594
20-24222.929.3%129,054
25-29219.328.8%131,312
30-34145.419.1%91,306
35-3986.411.3%51,408
40-4428.93.8%15,272
45-492.60.3%1,166
50-540.10.0%46