Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Canada, 2027

Canada
2027
Total fertility rate: 1.32
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2027  +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 is projected at 1.32 children per woman in 2027 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 30-34 (100 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 31.7 years old. In total, 361,206 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.32
Births
361,206
Births per 1,000 people
8.9
Mean age of mothers
31.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
1.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.64
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
40,782,234
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
10-140.00.0%32
15-193.91.5%4,251
20-2422.78.6%26,928
25-2969.126.1%92,676
30-3499.837.7%139,182
35-3955.921.1%79,413
40-4412.34.6%17,036
45-491.30.5%1,656
50-540.00.0%34