Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Canada, 1992

Canada
1992
Total fertility rate: 1.72
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1992  +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 1.72 children per woman in 1992 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (122 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 401,753 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.72
Births
401,753
Births per 1,000 people
14.1
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.83
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
28,500,059
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%331
15-1925.77.4%24,100
20-2477.222.4%78,600
25-29121.535.2%146,476
30-3486.425.0%111,870
35-3929.48.5%35,610
40-444.31.2%4,622
45-490.10.0%118
50-540.00.0%24