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Birth rate in Canada

1960 – 2024 · 65 data points 27 of 42 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Birth rate, 1960 – 2024 per 1,000 people · Canada · World
−2.0 since 2014
Canada World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Compared with Birth rate · per 1,000 people
Canada
8.9
World
16.3

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Canada · 1960 – 2024
Latest value 8.9 · 2024
First value 26.7 · 1960
Highest 26.7 · 1960
Lowest 8.8 · 2023
Data points 65

By year

All years · 1960 – 2024

YearCanadaChange World
2024 8.9 +0.1 16.3
2023 8.8 −0.3 16.3
2022 9.1 −0.7 16.6
2021 9.8 +0.3 16.8
2020 9.5 −0.4 17.1
2019 9.9 −0.2 17.8
2018 10.1 −0.2 18.2
2017 10.3 −0.3 18.8
2016 10.6 −0.1 19.3
2015 10.7 −0.2 19.3
2014 10.9 ±0.0 19.8
2013 10.9 −0.1 19.9
2012 11.0 ±0.0 20.4
2011 11.0 −0.2 20.3
2010 11.2 −0.2 20.2
2009 11.4 −0.1 20.4
2008 11.5 +0.2 20.5
2007 11.3 +0.3 20.6
2006 11.0 +0.3 20.6
2005 10.7 +0.1 20.8
2004 10.6 ±0.0 21.0
2003 10.6 +0.1 21.1
2002 10.5 −0.3 21.4
2001 10.8 +0.1 21.7
2000 10.7 −0.4 22.1
1999 11.1 −0.3 22.3
1998 11.4 −0.3 22.7
1997 11.7 −0.7 23.1
1996 12.4 −0.5 23.5
1995 12.9 −0.4 23.8
1994 13.3 −0.3 24.2
1993 13.6 −0.5 24.6
1992 14.1 −0.3 25.0
1991 14.4 −0.6 25.6
1990 15.0 +0.1 26.3
1989 14.9 +0.4 26.7
1988 14.5 +0.1 27.2
1987 14.4 −0.1 27.6
1986 14.5 −0.4 27.7
1985 14.9 −0.1 27.6
1984 15.0 ±0.0 27.6
1983 15.0 −0.1 27.9
1982 15.1 −0.2 28.5
1981 15.3 −0.1 28.2
1980 15.4 ±0.0 27.8
1979 15.4 +0.2 27.7
1978 15.2 −0.3 27.8
1977 15.5 −0.1 28.0
1976 15.6 −0.2 28.4
1975 15.8 +0.4 29.2
1974 15.4 −0.2 29.9
1973 15.6 −0.3 30.7
1972 15.9 −0.9 31.4
1971 16.8 −0.6 31.8
1970 17.4 −0.2 32.6
1969 17.6 ±0.0 32.8
1968 17.6 −0.6 33.3
1967 18.2 −1.1 33.2
1966 19.3 −2.0 33.5
1965 21.3 −2.1 34.5
1964 23.4 −1.2 35.2
1963 24.6 −0.6 36.3
1962 25.2 −0.8 35.2
1961 26.0 −0.7 31.2
1960 26.7 32.0

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBirth rate
10 Algeria 18.8
20 Argentina 11.1
9 Bangladesh 20.0
19 Brazil 12.1
30 Bulgaria 8.3
27 Canada 8.9
28 Chile 8.7
36 China 6.8
18 Colombia 13.3
4 Congo - Brazzaville 30.4
1 Congo - Kinshasa 40.9
33 Czechia 7.7
17 Ecuador 14.8
8 Egypt 20.9
32 Finland 7.8
25 France 9.7
6 Gabon 27.1
31 Germany 8.1
38 Greece 6.6
7 Honduras 21.6
41 Hong Kong SAR China 4.9
12 India 16.0
15 Indonesia 15.8
40 Italy 6.3
13 Lebanon 16.0
3 Liberia 30.6
37 Lithuania 6.6
16 Mexico 15.5
26 Netherlands 9.2
24 Norway 9.7
14 Philippines 15.9
35 Poland 6.9
34 Romania 7.5
29 Russia 8.4
11 Saudi Arabia 16.5
5 Sierra Leone 30.1
42 South Korea 4.7
39 Spain 6.5
21 Türkiye 11.0
23 United Kingdom 9.9
22 United States 10.6
2 Yemen 34.4

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024

What it means

Babies born in a year for every 1,000 residents.

How it is calculated

Live births in the year divided by the average population, times 1,000.