Canada birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Canada chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Canada was 1.26 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1972. In 1993, the fertility rate was 1.69 — a -25.4% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Canada	World
1960	3.81	4.69
1961	3.75	4.56
1962	3.68	5.02
1963	3.61	5.31
1964	3.46	5.13
1965	3.12	5.08
1966	2.75	4.97
1967	2.53	4.87
1968	2.39	4.98
1969	2.33	4.88
1970	2.26	4.84
1971	2.14	4.69
1972	1.98	4.55
1973	1.89	4.42
1974	1.84	4.26
1975	1.82	4.07
1976	1.8	3.97
1977	1.78	3.84
1978	1.77	3.77
1979	1.75	3.76
1980	1.74	3.73
1981	1.7	3.71
1982	1.69	3.72
1983	1.68	3.59
1984	1.65	3.57
1985	1.67	3.53
1986	1.68	3.51
1987	1.68	3.48
1988	1.68	3.39
1989	1.77	3.35
1990	1.83	3.31
1991	1.72	3.13
1992	1.71	3.04
1993	1.69	2.97
1994	1.69	2.92
1995	1.67	2.87
1996	1.63	2.82
1997	1.57	2.78
1998	1.56	2.75
1999	1.55	2.72
2000	1.51	2.73
2001	1.54	2.69
2002	1.52	2.66
2003	1.55	2.64
2004	1.56	2.63
2005	1.58	2.61
2006	1.63	2.61
2007	1.67	2.6
2008	1.7	2.6
2009	1.69	2.59
2010	1.65	2.57
2011	1.63	2.55
2012	1.63	2.56
2013	1.61	2.53
2014	1.61	2.52
2015	1.6	2.49
2016	1.59	2.49
2017	1.55	2.46
2018	1.51	2.39
2019	1.47	2.35
2020	1.41	2.28
2021	1.44	2.25
2022	1.33	2.22
2023	1.26	2.2
2024	1.25	2.19
2025	1.24	2.18
2026	1.24	2.18
2027	1.23	2.17
2028	1.24	2.16
2029	1.23	2.15
2030	1.24	2.14
2031	1.24	2.13
2032	1.24	2.12
2033	1.25	2.12
2034	1.25	2.11
2035	1.25	2.1
2036	1.26	2.09
2037	1.26	2.09
2038	1.26	2.08
2039	1.27	2.08
2040	1.27	2.08
2041	1.27	2.07
2042	1.28	2.07
2043	1.28	2.07
2044	1.28	2.07
2045	1.28	2.06
2046	1.29	2.06
2047	1.29	2.06
2048	1.29	2.05
2049	1.3	2.05
2050	1.3	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 1.27% were to women under 20 years old, 33.9% to women ages 20-29, and 64.8% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 5.93%, 59.3%, and 34.7% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Canada by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Canada	World
1960	33.8%	37.4%
1961	33.9%	37.5%
1962	33.9%	37.6%
1963	33.9%	37.8%
1964	33.7%	38%
1965	33.3%	38%
1966	32.9%	38%
1967	32.3%	38%
1968	31.6%	37.9%
1969	31%	37.8%
1970	30.2%	37.7%
1971	29.3%	37.6%
1972	28.6%	37.5%
1973	27.8%	37.3%
1974	27%	37.2%
1975	26.2%	37.1%
1976	25.5%	36.9%
1977	24.7%	36.7%
1978	24%	36.3%
1979	23.4%	35.9%
1980	22.8%	35.5%
1981	22.3%	35.2%
1982	22%	34.9%
1983	21.8%	34.6%
1984	21.6%	34.3%
1985	21.3%	34%
1986	21.1%	33.8%
1987	20.9%	33.6%
1988	20.8%	33.4%
1989	20.8%	33.2%
1990	20.7%	33%
1991	20.7%	32.9%
1992	20.7%	32.7%
1993	20.7%	32.5%
1994	20.6%	32.3%
1995	20.4%	32.1%
1996	20.2%	31.8%
1997	20%	31.5%
1998	19.8%	31.1%
1999	19.5%	30.8%
2000	19.2%	30.4%
2001	18.9%	30%
2002	18.6%	29.6%
2003	18.3%	29.2%
2004	18%	28.8%
2005	17.7%	28.5%
2006	17.4%	28.1%
2007	17.1%	27.9%
2008	16.9%	27.6%
2009	16.7%	27.5%
2010	16.6%	27.3%
2011	16.4%	27.1%
2012	16.3%	27%
2013	16.3%	26.9%
2014	16.2%	26.8%
2015	16.2%	26.6%
2016	16.2%	26.5%
2017	16.2%	26.4%
2018	16.1%	26.2%
2019	16%	26%
2020	15.9%	25.8%
2021	15.7%	25.6%
2022	15.5%	25.3%
2023	15.3%	25%
2024	15.1%	24.7%
2025	15%	24.4%
2026	14.9%	24.1%
2027	14.7%	23.8%
2028	14.6%	23.4%
2029	14.5%	23.1%
2030	14.4%	22.8%
2031	14.3%	22.6%
2032	14.2%	22.3%
2033	14.1%	22.1%
2034	14%	21.9%
2035	13.9%	21.7%
2036	13.9%	21.6%
2037	13.8%	21.5%
2038	13.8%	21.4%
2039	13.7%	21.3%
2040	13.7%	21.2%
2041	13.6%	21.1%
2042	13.6%	21%
2043	13.6%	21%
2044	13.5%	20.9%
2045	13.5%	20.8%
2046	13.5%	20.7%
2047	13.5%	20.7%
2048	13.5%	20.6%
2049	13.5%	20.5%
2050	13.5%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Canada was 33.8% in 1960, 20.7% in 1993, and 15.1% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Canada.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Canada, excluding migration, has been +0.22% annually. On average, 78,934 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Canada
1960	338,487
1961	334,360
1962	325,745
1963	318,595
1964	307,268
1965	269,589
1966	236,566
1967	220,450
1968	211,589
1969	216,588
1970	215,372
1971	208,640
1972	188,857
1973	184,432
1974	182,464
1975	196,718
1976	196,979
1977	199,297
1978	194,102
1979	203,293
1980	203,480
1981	206,005
1982	200,935
1983	202,931
1984	204,856
1985	204,153
1986	190,532
1987	190,416
1988	192,901
1989	207,304
1990	213,222
1991	207,477
1992	204,273
1993	186,451
1994	179,804
1995	167,023
1996	153,973
1997	134,577
1998	126,651
1999	118,565
2000	110,469
2001	114,777
2002	106,621
2003	110,749
2004	111,786
2005	116,074
2006	130,285
2007	134,845
2008	142,963
2009	144,609
2010	139,425
2011	133,923
2012	135,382
2013	129,799
2014	127,563
2015	117,825
2016	115,555
2017	98,672
2018	88,974
2019	86,523
2020	53,241
2021	57,360
2022	15,574
2023	28,058

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Canada was 12 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.01% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a +33.3% increase compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Canada	World
1985	7	460
1986	7	438
1987	7	429
1988	7	414
1989	8	401
1990	7	391
1991	8	395
1992	8	395
1993	8	389
1994	8	382
1995	8	371
1996	9	366
1997	8	358
1998	9	360
1999	9	340
2000	9	328
2001	10	321
2002	10	311
2003	10	301
2004	10	291
2005	11	283
2006	11	276
2007	11	269
2008	12	264
2009	12	258
2010	11	253
2011	11	247
2012	11	239
2013	11	235
2014	12	231
2015	11	228
2016	12	220
2017	12	215
2018	13	211
2019	12	207
2020	17	211
2021	14	242
2022	15	203
2023	12	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Canada was 5.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.51% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 6.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Canada	World
1960	3.26%	18.5%
1961	3.15%	18.1%
1962	3.05%	17.8%
1963	2.94%	17.5%
1964	2.82%	17.7%
1965	2.71%	17.5%
1966	2.6%	17.3%
1967	2.5%	17%
1968	2.4%	16.5%
1969	2.3%	15.5%
1970	2.19%	15.2%
1971	2.09%	15.1%
1972	1.99%	14.4%
1973	1.89%	14.1%
1974	1.79%	13.7%
1975	1.7%	13.4%
1976	1.6%	13%
1977	1.51%	12.5%
1978	1.42%	12.1%
1979	1.33%	11.7%
1980	1.25%	11.4%
1981	1.18%	11%
1982	1.12%	10.8%
1983	1.06%	10.6%
1984	1.01%	10.4%
1985	0.98%	10.1%
1986	0.94%	9.81%
1987	0.91%	9.47%
1988	0.88%	9.31%
1989	0.85%	9.02%
1990	0.82%	8.81%
1991	0.8%	8.66%
1992	0.77%	8.46%
1993	0.74%	8.19%
1994	0.72%	7.98%
1995	0.69%	7.76%
1996	0.67%	7.52%
1997	0.65%	7.28%
1998	0.64%	7.05%
1999	0.63%	6.76%
2000	0.62%	6.48%
2001	0.62%	6.21%
2002	0.62%	5.94%
2003	0.62%	5.65%
2004	0.61%	5.43%
2005	0.61%	5.16%
2006	0.6%	4.92%
2007	0.6%	4.7%
2008	0.59%	4.5%
2009	0.58%	4.31%
2010	0.57%	4.11%
2011	0.56%	3.97%
2012	0.56%	3.77%
2013	0.55%	3.61%
2014	0.54%	3.48%
2015	0.54%	3.35%
2016	0.53%	3.23%
2017	0.52%	3.11%
2018	0.52%	2.97%
2019	0.51%	2.86%
2020	0.51%	2.75%
2021	0.51%	2.66%
2022	0.51%	2.59%
2023	0.51%	2.49%