Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Canada, 1981

Canada
1981
Total fertility rate: 1.63
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Canada was 1.63 children per woman in 1981 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (121 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 364,229 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.63
Births
364,229
Births per 1,000 people
14.7
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.3%
Net reproduction rate
0.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
24,844,974
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%367
15-1926.28.0%30,234
20-2490.927.7%110,860
25-29121.337.0%136,286
30-3466.520.3%68,252
35-3919.35.9%15,950
40-443.21.0%2,147
45-490.10.0%89
50-540.10.0%42