Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Canada, 1971

Canada
1971
Total fertility rate: 2.10
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Canada was 2.10 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (137 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 348,887 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.10
Births
348,887
Births per 1,000 people
15.9
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.99
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
21,895,691
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%389
15-1937.79.0%39,753
20-24128.030.4%122,767
25-29136.532.5%109,899
30-3475.117.9%49,286
35-3932.77.8%20,383
40-449.12.2%5,724
45-491.00.2%631
50-540.10.0%53