Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Canada, 1964

Canada
1964
Total fertility rate: 3.42
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1964  +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 3.42 children per woman in 1964 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (206 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 435,741 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.42
Births
435,741
Births per 1,000 people
22.6
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.61
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
19,321,666
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%293
15-1946.66.8%38,873
20-24205.930.2%136,554
25-29198.129.1%117,969
30-34131.919.4%80,394
35-3970.910.4%45,228
40-4425.13.7%15,246
45-492.10.3%1,109
50-540.20.0%75