Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Canada, 2004

Canada
2004
Total fertility rate: 1.54
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +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 1.54 children per woman in 2004 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (99 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 337,172 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.54
Births
337,172
Births per 1,000 people
10.5
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
32,132,678
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
10-140.10.0%148
15-1913.74.5%14,310
20-2451.516.7%55,635
25-2999.032.1%104,055
30-3496.831.4%105,598
35-3939.512.8%47,563
40-446.92.2%9,442
45-490.30.1%403
50-540.00.0%17