Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Canada, 1979

Canada
1979
Total fertility rate: 1.67
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +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 1.67 children per woman in 1979 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (123 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.9 years old. In total, 358,743 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.67
Births
358,743
Births per 1,000 people
14.8
Mean age of mothers
26.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.80
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
24,237,173
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%428
15-1927.38.1%32,325
20-2495.928.5%112,772
25-29123.336.6%132,008
30-3467.119.9%64,378
35-3919.35.7%14,607
40-443.31.0%2,098
45-490.20.1%127
50-540.00.0%0