Crude birth rates, age-specific fertility rates and total fertility rates (live births), 2000 to most recent year.

The fertility rate of a country is the average number of children that women from that country will have throughout their reproductive years. In 1860, Canadian women of childbearing age would go on to have 5.7 children on average, however this number dropped significantly by 1925, where it was just 3.3. It then plateaued in the late 1920s, before dropping again, to 2.7 in 1940. Similarly to the United States, Canada experienced a large baby boom after the Second World War, rising to 3.9 in 1960, before declining again into the 1980s, and then plateauing between 1.5 and 1.7 until today. Canada's fertility rate is expected to be 1.5 children per woman in 2020.

Number and percentage of live births, by month of birth, 1991 to most recent year.

In Canada, the crude birth rate in 1860 was forty live births per thousand people, meaning that four percent of the population had been born in that year. From this point until the turn of the century, the crude birth rate decreases gradually, to just over thirty births per thousand. Over the next twenty years, this number hovers just below thirty, and thereafter it decreases much more rapidly than before, to 20.7 in 1940, before Canada's baby boom in the 1940s, 50s and 60s, where the birth rate increased to over 27. From the end of the baby boom until the late 1970s the population decreases rapidly again, before the rate of decline then slows. Since 1975, the crude birth rate of Canada will have dropped from 15.6, to it's lowest point in 2020, where it is expected to be just 10.5 births per thousand people.

Fertility rate, total (births per woman) in Canada was reported at 1.26 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Canada - Fertility rate, total (births per woman) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

Crude birth rates, age-specific fertility rates and total fertility rates (live births). Data are available beginning from 2000.

Number of live births, by place of residence of mother (Canada, province or territory, and outside Canada) and place of occurrence (Canada, province or territory, and the United States), 1991 to most recent year.

In 2023, the crude birth rate in live births per 1,000 inhabitants in Canada was 8.8. Between 1960 and 2023, the figure dropped by 17.9, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

This statistic shows the total number of births in Canada in 2023, distinguished by province. Between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023, 137,748 babies were born in Ontario. The life expectancy of babies born in 2021 in Canada was 82.6 years.

Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) in Canada was reported at 8.8 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Canada - Birth rate, crude - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

Crude birth rates, age-specific fertility rates and total fertility rates (live births), 2000 to most recent year.

Estimated annual number of births by gender for Canada, provinces and territories.

Historical dataset showing Canada birth rate by year from 1950 to 2025.

Canada CA: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman data was reported at 1.260 Ratio in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.330 Ratio for 2022. Canada CA: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman data is updated yearly, averaging 1.680 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.811 Ratio in 1960 and a record low of 1.260 Ratio in 2023. Canada CA: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.;(1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision; (2) Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices; (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics.;Weighted average;Relevance to gender indicator: it can indicate the status of women within households and a woman’s decision about the number and spacing of children.

Age-specific fertility rates represent births per woman in a particular age group. The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is the average number of children a woman would have if her lifetime fertility was the same as the age-specific fertility rates of a given year.

Between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023, there was an estimated 357,903 babies born in Canada. This is an increase from 327,107 births over the corresponding period in 2000-2001. Births in Canada In 2021, there were more male babies born than female babies, and overall births have been increasing since 2000. Out of all Canadian metropolitan areas Toronto, Ontario had the highest number of births in 2021. Thunder Bay, Ontario was the metropolitan area with the lowest number of births in the same year. Life expectancy in Canada Canada is known for being a country with a high standard of living, and with a high standard of living comes a high life expectancy. The life expectancy at birth in Canada stands at just under 82 years and has been increasing overall over the past decade. The highest life expectancy in the country was found in British Columbia, while the lowest life expectancy was found in Canada’s northernmost territory, Nunavut.

This publication is a compilation of historical data relating to selected birth and fertility data from 1921-1990 for Canada, the ten provinces, and two territories. Major topics included in this publication relate to: the numbers and rates of live births; total, general, and age-specific fertility rates; births and birth rates by age of mother and order of live birth; and birthweights of newborns. This publication contains the following sections: (a) a narrative description of the historical trends exhibited by Canada's birth and fertility rates, supplemented by charts on these topics; and (b) a set of statistical tables containing historical birth and fertility data since 1921. The statistical data in this publication, along with complete documentation, are available in machine readable form from the Canadian Centre for Health Information. This publication was compiled in the Health Status Section of the Canadian Centre for Health Information and is one of a series of historical publications relating to the vital statistics events of births, marriages, deaths, infant mortality and abortions.

This dataset presents information on the total fertility rate, which is the number of children a woman would be expected to have if the current fertility rates prevailed throughout her childbearing years.

Actual value and historical data chart for Canada Adolescent Fertility Rate Births Per 1 000 Women Ages 15 19

Number and percentage of live births, by age group of mother, 1991 to most recent year.