Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Canada, 1963

Canada
1963
Total fertility rate: 3.59
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1963  +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 3.59 children per woman in 1963 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (219 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 447,958 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.59
Births
447,958
Births per 1,000 people
23.6
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
18,964,262
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%300
15-1948.36.8%38,137
20-24218.530.6%138,823
25-29206.428.9%122,048
30-34137.319.2%84,277
35-3974.410.4%47,755
40-4426.03.6%15,384
45-492.20.3%1,154
50-540.20.0%80