Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Canada, 1998

Canada
1998
Total fertility rate: 1.55
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1998  +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 1.55 children per woman in 1998 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (103 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 343,404 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.55
Births
343,404
Births per 1,000 people
11.3
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.75
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
30,329,969
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%253
15-1919.76.3%19,616
20-2463.820.6%63,191
25-29103.233.3%107,957
30-3484.227.2%101,220
35-3933.010.7%44,152
40-445.41.7%6,755
45-490.20.1%239
50-540.00.0%20