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.

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.

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.

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

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Number and percentage of live births, by characteristics of the mother (age, parity, marital status, birthplace) and child (sex, single or multiple births, birth weight) based on weeks of gestation, 2000 to most recent year.

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

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.

This statistic shows the total number of births in Canada from 2000 to 2023, by gender. Between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023, a total of 183,581 male and 174,322 female births were reported in Canada.

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

Canada CA: Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff: % of Total data was reported at 98.000 % in 2020. This stayed constant from the previous number of 98.000 % for 2019. Canada CA: Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff: % of Total data is updated yearly, averaging 98.900 % from Dec 1987 (Median) to 2020, with 31 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 100.000 % in 2006 and a record low of 97.800 % in 2016. Canada CA: Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff: % of Total 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. Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns.;UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys.;Weighted average;Assistance by trained professionals during birth reduces the incidence of maternal deaths during childbirth. The share of births attended by skilled health staff is an indicator of a health system’s ability to provide adequate care for pregnant women. This is the Sustainable Development Goal indicator 3.1.2[https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/].

Actual value and historical data chart for Canada Sex Ratio At Birth Male Births Per Female Births

Number and percentage of live births, by marital status of mother, 1991 to most recent year.

Canada CA: Completeness of Birth Registration data was reported at 100.000 % in 2022. This stayed constant from the previous number of 100.000 % for 2017. Canada CA: Completeness of Birth Registration data is updated yearly, averaging 100.000 % from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2022, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 100.000 % in 2022 and a record low of 100.000 % in 2022. Canada CA: Completeness of Birth Registration 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: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Completeness of birth registration is the percentage of children under age 5 whose births were registered at the time of the survey. The numerator of completeness of birth registration includes children whose birth certificate was seen by the interviewer or whose mother or caretaker says the birth has been registered.;Household surveys such as Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by UNICEF.;Weighted average;This is the Sustainable Development Goal indicator 16.9.1 [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/].

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.

Canada CA: Sex Ratio at Birth: Male Births per Female Births data was reported at 1.055 Ratio in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.054 Ratio for 2022. Canada CA: Sex Ratio at Birth: Male Births per Female Births data is updated yearly, averaging 1.054 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.062 Ratio in 1971 and a record low of 1.050 Ratio in 1988. Canada CA: Sex Ratio at Birth: Male Births per Female Births 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: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Sex ratio at birth refers to male births per female births.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;Weighted average;

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

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