Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Canada, 1974

Canada
1974
Total fertility rate: 1.81
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Canada was 1.81 children per woman in 1974 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (127 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 337,123 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.81
Births
337,123
Births per 1,000 people
14.8
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.85
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
22,824,082
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%433
15-1933.99.4%38,371
20-24106.929.5%111,012
25-29127.335.1%120,108
30-3465.518.1%49,120
35-3922.66.2%14,326
40-445.31.5%3,343
45-490.60.2%360
50-540.10.0%51