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Births per woman in Canada
1960 – 2024 · 65 data points
32 of 42 · Countries
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
1.25per woman
−0.02
since 2023
Countries · 2024
32 of 42
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−0.36
vs World
−0.94
World: 2.19 · 2024
Births per woman, 1960 – 2024 children per woman · Canada · World
−0.36 since 2014
0
2
4
6
1960
1980
1990
2000
2024
Canada
World
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
Compared with Births per woman · children per woman
Canada
1.25
World
2.19
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Canada · 1960 – 2024
Latest value
1.25 · 2024
First value
3.81 · 1960
Highest
3.81 · 1960
Lowest
1.25 · 2024
Data points
65
By year
All years · 1960 – 2024
| Year | Canada | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.25 | −0.02 | 2.19 |
| 2023 | 1.27 | −0.07 | 2.20 |
| 2022 | 1.34 | −0.10 | 2.22 |
| 2021 | 1.44 | +0.03 | 2.25 |
| 2020 | 1.41 | −0.06 | 2.28 |
| 2019 | 1.47 | −0.04 | 2.35 |
| 2018 | 1.51 | −0.04 | 2.39 |
| 2017 | 1.55 | −0.04 | 2.46 |
| 2016 | 1.59 | −0.01 | 2.49 |
| 2015 | 1.60 | −0.01 | 2.49 |
| 2014 | 1.61 | ±0.00 | 2.52 |
| 2013 | 1.61 | −0.02 | 2.52 |
| 2012 | 1.63 | ±0.00 | 2.56 |
| 2011 | 1.63 | −0.02 | 2.55 |
| 2010 | 1.65 | −0.04 | 2.57 |
| 2009 | 1.69 | −0.01 | 2.59 |
| 2008 | 1.70 | +0.03 | 2.60 |
| 2007 | 1.67 | +0.04 | 2.60 |
| 2006 | 1.63 | +0.05 | 2.61 |
| 2005 | 1.58 | +0.02 | 2.61 |
| 2004 | 1.56 | +0.01 | 2.63 |
| 2003 | 1.55 | +0.03 | 2.64 |
| 2002 | 1.52 | −0.02 | 2.66 |
| 2001 | 1.54 | +0.03 | 2.69 |
| 2000 | 1.51 | −0.04 | 2.73 |
| 1999 | 1.55 | −0.01 | 2.72 |
| 1998 | 1.56 | −0.01 | 2.75 |
| 1997 | 1.57 | −0.06 | 2.78 |
| 1996 | 1.63 | −0.04 | 2.82 |
| 1995 | 1.67 | −0.02 | 2.87 |
| 1994 | 1.69 | ±0.00 | 2.92 |
| 1993 | 1.69 | −0.02 | 2.97 |
| 1992 | 1.71 | −0.01 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 1.72 | −0.11 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 1.83 | +0.06 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 1.77 | +0.09 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 1.68 | ±0.00 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 1.68 | +0.00 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 1.68 | +0.01 | 3.51 |
| 1985 | 1.67 | +0.02 | 3.53 |
| 1984 | 1.65 | −0.03 | 3.57 |
| 1983 | 1.68 | −0.01 | 3.59 |
| 1982 | 1.69 | −0.01 | 3.72 |
| 1981 | 1.70 | −0.04 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 1.74 | −0.01 | 3.73 |
| 1979 | 1.75 | −0.01 | 3.76 |
| 1978 | 1.77 | −0.01 | 3.77 |
| 1977 | 1.78 | −0.01 | 3.84 |
| 1976 | 1.80 | −0.03 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 1.82 | −0.01 | 4.07 |
| 1974 | 1.84 | −0.05 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 1.89 | −0.09 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 1.98 | −0.16 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 2.14 | −0.12 | 4.69 |
| 1970 | 2.26 | −0.08 | 4.84 |
| 1969 | 2.33 | −0.05 | 4.88 |
| 1968 | 2.39 | −0.14 | 4.98 |
| 1967 | 2.53 | −0.22 | 4.87 |
| 1966 | 2.75 | −0.37 | 4.97 |
| 1965 | 3.12 | −0.34 | 5.08 |
| 1964 | 3.46 | −0.15 | 5.13 |
| 1963 | 3.61 | −0.07 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 3.68 | −0.07 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 3.75 | −0.06 | 4.56 |
| 1960 | 3.81 | 4.69 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Births per woman | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | South Korea | 0.75 | |
| 41 | Hong Kong SAR China | 0.84 | |
| 40 | China | 1.01 | |
| 39 | Spain | 1.10 | |
| 38 | Lithuania | 1.11 | |
| 37 | Poland | 1.14 | |
| 36 | Chile | 1.14 | |
| 35 | Italy | 1.18 | |
| 34 | Greece | 1.24 | |
| 33 | Finland | 1.25 | |
| 32 | Canada | 1.25 | |
| 31 | Germany | 1.36 | |
| 30 | Czechia | 1.36 | |
| 29 | Romania | 1.39 | |
| 28 | Russia | 1.42 | |
| 27 | Netherlands | 1.43 | |
| 26 | Norway | 1.45 | |
| 25 | Türkiye | 1.48 | |
| 24 | Argentina | 1.50 | |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 1.55 | |
| 22 | France | 1.61 | |
| 21 | Brazil | 1.61 | |
| 20 | United States | 1.63 | |
| 19 | Colombia | 1.63 | |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 1.72 | |
| 17 | Ecuador | 1.81 | |
| 16 | Mexico | 1.89 | |
| 15 | Philippines | 1.89 | |
| 14 | India | 1.96 | |
| 13 | Indonesia | 2.12 | |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 2.14 | |
| 11 | Lebanon | 2.23 | |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 2.31 | |
| 9 | Honduras | 2.48 | |
| 8 | Algeria | 2.72 | |
| 7 | Egypt | 2.74 | |
| 6 | Gabon | 3.59 | |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 3.70 | |
| 4 | Liberia | 3.86 | |
| 3 | Congo - Brazzaville | 4.11 | |
| 2 | Yemen | 4.50 | |
| 1 | Congo - Kinshasa | 5.98 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024
What it means
How many children a woman would have over her life at today's birth rates.
How it is calculated
Sum of the birth rates of women at each age in the year (total fertility rate).
People
Canada in numbers
Population
41M
2024
Population growth
0.94%
2025
Population density
4.6
2024
Median age
40.3
2023
Children under 15
15.2%
2024
Residents 65 and over
18.9%
2024
Life expectancy
81.3
2022
Birth rate
8.9
2024
Infant mortality
4.7
2024
Net migration
11.0
2023
Born abroad
22.2%
2024
Urban population
82.9%
2025