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

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.

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 July of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Crude Birth Rate for Canada (SPDYNCBRTINCAN) from 1960 to 2023 about birth, crude, Canada, and rate.

Canada CA: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data was reported at 8.800 Ratio in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9.000 Ratio for 2022. Canada CA: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 14.250 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26.700 Ratio in 1960 and a record low of 8.800 Ratio in 2023. Canada CA: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People 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. Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.;(1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision; (2) Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices; (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics; (4) United Nations Statistics Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years).;Weighted average;

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

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

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

The crude birth rate in Canada decreased to 8.8 live births per 1,000 inhabitants compared to the previous year. This marks the lowest rate during the observed period. Notably, the rate is continuously decreasing over the last years.The crude birth rate refers to the number of live births in a given year, expressed per 1,000 population. When studied in combination with the crude death rate, the rate of natural population increase can be determined.Find more statistics on other topics about Canada with key insights such as life expectancy of men at birth, total life expectancy at birth, and infant mortality rate.

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.

Components of population growth, annual: births, deaths, immigrants, emigrants, returning emigrants, net temporary emigrants, net interprovincial migration, net non-permanent residents, residual deviation.

Canada: The number of crude births per 1000 people, per year: Pour cet indicateur, La Banque mondiale fournit des données pour la Canada de 1960 à 2022. La valeur moyenne pour Canada pendant cette période était de 14.31 births per 1000 people avec un minimum de 9 births per 1000 people en 2022 et un maximum de 26.7 births per 1000 people en 1960.

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

This scatter chart displays birth rate (per 1,000 people) against male population (people) in Canada. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

Canada CA: Death Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data was reported at 8.100 Ratio in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.600 Ratio for 2022. Canada CA: Death Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 7.200 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.600 Ratio in 2022 and a record low of 6.900 Ratio in 1992. Canada CA: Death Rate: Crude: per 1000 People 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. Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.;(1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision; (2) Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices; (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics; (4) United Nations Statistics Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years).;Weighted average;

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 bar chart displays birth rate (per 1,000 people) by country full name using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Canada. The data is about countries per year.

This dataset is about countries per year in Canada. It has 64 rows. It features 4 columns: country, birth rate, and median age.

This scatter chart displays birth rate (per 1,000 people) against median age (year) in Canada. The data is about countries per year.