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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

Births per woman, 1960 – 2024 children per woman · Canada · World
−0.36 since 2014
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

YearCanadaChange 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

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBirths per woman
1 Congo - Kinshasa 6.25
2 Yemen 4.60
3 Congo - Brazzaville 4.38
4 Liberia 4.26
5 Sierra Leone 4.19
6 Gabon 3.88
7 Algeria 3.00
8 Egypt 2.87
9 Honduras 2.61
10 Saudi Arabia 2.49
11 Lebanon 2.33
12 Philippines 2.22
13 Indonesia 2.20
14 Bangladesh 2.18
15 India 2.12
16 Ecuador 2.04
17 Mexico 2.02
18 Türkiye 1.89
19 Argentina 1.88
20 France 1.86
21 Bulgaria 1.79
22 Romania 1.77
23 Colombia 1.71
24 Czechia 1.71
25 United States 1.71
26 Brazil 1.70
27 United Kingdom 1.63
28 Netherlands 1.57
29 Germany 1.54
30 Norway 1.53
31 Russia 1.50
32 China 1.50
33 Canada 1.47
34 Poland 1.44
35 Chile 1.43
36 Lithuania 1.43
37 Finland 1.35
38 Greece 1.34
39 Italy 1.27
40 Spain 1.23
41 Hong Kong SAR China 1.06
42 South Korea 0.92

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2019

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).