Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Canada, 1972

Canada
1972
Total fertility rate: 1.94
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +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 1.94 children per woman in 1972 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (130 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 336,708 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.94
Births
336,708
Births per 1,000 people
15.1
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.91
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
22,230,880
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
10-140.40.1%404
15-1936.19.3%39,256
20-24116.329.9%115,028
25-29129.733.4%111,536
30-3469.617.9%47,616
35-3928.27.2%17,570
40-447.51.9%4,712
45-490.90.2%538
50-540.10.0%50