Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Canada, 2028

Canada
2028
Total fertility rate: 1.32
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2028  +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 2028 — 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 31.8 years old. In total, 362,624 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.32
Births
362,624
Births per 1,000 people
8.8
Mean age of mothers
31.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
1.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.64
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
41,085,503
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%30
15-193.81.4%4,096
20-2422.38.4%26,831
25-2969.126.0%92,291
30-34100.237.7%139,757
35-3956.221.2%80,431
40-4412.54.7%17,393
45-491.30.5%1,752
50-540.00.0%39