Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Canada, 1968

Canada
1968
Total fertility rate: 2.41
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1968  +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 2.41 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (149 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 351,232 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.41
Births
351,232
Births per 1,000 people
16.9
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
20,734,172
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%323
15-1941.38.6%39,942
20-24148.530.9%122,485
25-29146.230.4%98,739
30-3484.917.7%52,388
35-3944.29.2%27,676
40-4413.62.8%8,728
45-491.50.3%896
50-540.10.0%55