Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Canada, 1996

Canada
1996
Total fertility rate: 1.63
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1996  +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 1.63 children per woman in 1996 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (110 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 367,642 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.63
Births
367,642
Births per 1,000 people
12.4
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
29,767,206
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%294
15-1922.16.8%21,547
20-2468.821.1%67,884
25-29109.633.6%117,397
30-3486.826.6%111,167
35-3932.910.1%42,900
40-445.21.6%6,243
45-490.20.1%192
50-540.00.0%19