Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Canada, 1983

Canada
1983
Total fertility rate: 1.61
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1983  +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 1.61 children per woman in 1983 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (119 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 369,951 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.61
Births
369,951
Births per 1,000 people
14.6
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.3%
Net reproduction rate
0.77
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
25,412,608
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%322
15-1925.37.8%27,065
20-2487.126.9%107,727
25-29119.136.7%140,866
30-3468.521.1%72,516
35-3920.86.4%19,172
40-443.00.9%2,211
45-490.10.0%72
50-540.00.0%0