Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Canada, 1969

Canada
1969
Total fertility rate: 2.36
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Canada was 2.36 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (147 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 356,352 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.36
Births
356,352
Births per 1,000 people
16.9
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
21,037,618
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%347
15-1940.78.7%40,355
20-24143.630.5%124,587
25-29147.031.2%104,323
30-3483.517.7%52,016
35-3941.88.9%26,029
40-4412.32.6%7,828
45-491.40.3%817
50-540.10.0%51