Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Canada, 1982

Canada
1982
Total fertility rate: 1.62
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1982  +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 1.62 children per woman in 1982 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (120 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 367,683 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.62
Births
367,683
Births per 1,000 people
14.6
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.77
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
25,140,164
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%352
15-1926.48.1%29,430
20-2489.527.4%110,279
25-29119.636.7%137,944
30-3466.720.5%69,607
35-3920.36.2%17,762
40-443.11.0%2,195
45-490.10.0%78
50-540.10.0%33