Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Canada, 1976

Canada
1976
Total fertility rate: 1.75
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Canada was 1.75 children per woman in 1976 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (126 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 350,479 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.75
Births
350,479
Births per 1,000 people
14.9
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.83
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
23,455,781
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%456
15-1932.19.1%37,422
20-24103.729.5%115,407
25-29125.735.7%126,971
30-3464.318.3%53,372
35-3920.95.9%13,906
40-444.21.2%2,664
45-490.40.1%231
50-540.10.0%48