Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Canada, 1965

Canada
1965
Total fertility rate: 3.07
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Canada was 3.07 children per woman in 1965 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (182 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 401,470 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.07
Births
401,470
Births per 1,000 people
20.4
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.44
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
19,685,518
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
10-140.30.1%303
15-1945.67.5%39,835
20-24182.329.8%126,697
25-29178.329.1%107,936
30-34116.819.1%71,028
35-3964.410.5%40,928
40-4421.93.6%13,626
45-492.00.3%1,060
50-540.10.0%57