Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Canada, 1994

Canada
1994
Total fertility rate: 1.69
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1994  +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 1.69 children per woman in 1994 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (117 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 388,484 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.69
Births
388,484
Births per 1,000 people
13.3
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.81
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
29,147,381
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
10-140.30.1%323
15-1925.07.4%23,808
20-2474.421.9%74,198
25-29116.934.4%131,122
30-3487.325.7%114,449
35-3930.99.1%38,976
40-444.81.4%5,439
45-490.20.0%147
50-540.00.0%22