Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Canada, 1966

Canada
1966
Total fertility rate: 2.75
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1966  +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 2.75 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (164 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 371,321 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.75
Births
371,321
Births per 1,000 people
18.5
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
20,053,671
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%296
15-1944.58.1%40,406
20-24164.230.0%120,426
25-29160.629.3%99,872
30-34101.218.5%61,629
35-3956.310.3%35,732
40-4418.83.4%11,897
45-491.80.3%1,013
50-540.10.0%49