Fertility & birth rates in Canada and Dominican Republic

Fertility rate in Canada vs Dominican Republic chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Canada was 1.26 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.24 in the Dominican Republic in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Canada vs the Dominican Republic population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Canada	Dominican Republic
1960	3.81	7.56
1961	3.75	7.49
1962	3.68	7.4
1963	3.61	7.3
1964	3.46	7.19
1965	3.12	7.05
1966	2.75	6.95
1967	2.53	6.76
1968	2.39	6.55
1969	2.33	6.37
1970	2.26	6.18
1971	2.14	6.01
1972	1.98	5.84
1973	1.89	5.67
1974	1.84	5.44
1975	1.82	5.24
1976	1.8	5.05
1977	1.78	4.84
1978	1.77	4.64
1979	1.75	4.47
1980	1.74	4.3
1981	1.7	4.15
1982	1.69	4.01
1983	1.68	3.95
1984	1.65	3.82
1985	1.67	3.69
1986	1.68	3.6
1987	1.68	3.53
1988	1.68	3.5
1989	1.77	3.48
1990	1.83	3.41
1991	1.72	3.35
1992	1.71	3.29
1993	1.69	3.23
1994	1.69	3.16
1995	1.67	3.1
1996	1.63	3.04
1997	1.57	2.92
1998	1.56	2.84
1999	1.55	2.85
2000	1.51	2.87
2001	1.54	2.83
2002	1.52	2.76
2003	1.55	2.7
2004	1.56	2.64
2005	1.58	2.57
2006	1.63	2.51
2007	1.67	2.51
2008	1.7	2.55
2009	1.69	2.57
2010	1.65	2.56
2011	1.63	2.53
2012	1.63	2.5
2013	1.61	2.47
2014	1.61	2.45
2015	1.6	2.43
2016	1.59	2.41
2017	1.55	2.4
2018	1.51	2.4
2019	1.47	2.37
2020	1.41	2.33
2021	1.44	2.29
2022	1.33	2.27
2023	1.26	2.24
2024	1.25	2.22
2025	1.24	2.19
2026	1.24	2.17
2027	1.23	2.15
2028	1.24	2.13
2029	1.23	2.11
2030	1.24	2.08
2031	1.24	2.07
2032	1.24	2.05
2033	1.25	2.03
2034	1.25	2.02
2035	1.25	2
2036	1.26	1.99
2037	1.26	1.98
2038	1.26	1.96
2039	1.27	1.95
2040	1.27	1.94
2041	1.27	1.93
2042	1.28	1.93
2043	1.28	1.92
2044	1.28	1.91
2045	1.28	1.9
2046	1.29	1.89
2047	1.29	1.89
2048	1.29	1.88
2049	1.3	1.87
2050	1.3	1.87

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Canada	Dominican Republic
1960	33.8%	48.6%
1961	33.9%	48.9%
1962	33.9%	49.1%
1963	33.9%	49.2%
1964	33.7%	49.3%
1965	33.3%	49.4%
1966	32.9%	49.3%
1967	32.3%	49.2%
1968	31.6%	48.9%
1969	31%	48.6%
1970	30.2%	48.2%
1971	29.3%	47.7%
1972	28.6%	47.3%
1973	27.8%	46.8%
1974	27%	46.3%
1975	26.2%	45.8%
1976	25.5%	45.2%
1977	24.7%	44.7%
1978	24%	44.2%
1979	23.4%	43.7%
1980	22.8%	43.2%
1981	22.3%	42.7%
1982	22%	42.3%
1983	21.8%	41.8%
1984	21.6%	41.4%
1985	21.3%	41%
1986	21.1%	40.6%
1987	20.9%	40.2%
1988	20.8%	39.8%
1989	20.8%	39.4%
1990	20.7%	39.1%
1991	20.7%	38.7%
1992	20.7%	38.4%
1993	20.7%	38%
1994	20.6%	37.7%
1995	20.4%	37.3%
1996	20.2%	37%
1997	20%	36.6%
1998	19.8%	36.1%
1999	19.5%	35.7%
2000	19.2%	35.3%
2001	18.9%	35%
2002	18.6%	34.6%
2003	18.3%	34.2%
2004	18%	33.7%
2005	17.7%	33.2%
2006	17.4%	32.7%
2007	17.1%	32.2%
2008	16.9%	31.7%
2009	16.7%	31.3%
2010	16.6%	30.9%
2011	16.4%	30.5%
2012	16.3%	30.1%
2013	16.3%	29.8%
2014	16.2%	29.5%
2015	16.2%	29.2%
2016	16.2%	28.8%
2017	16.2%	28.5%
2018	16.1%	28.2%
2019	16%	27.9%
2020	15.9%	27.7%
2021	15.7%	27.4%
2022	15.5%	27.2%
2023	15.3%	26.9%
2024	15.1%	26.6%
2025	15%	26.2%
2026	14.9%	25.8%
2027	14.7%	25.4%
2028	14.6%	25.1%
2029	14.5%	24.7%
2030	14.4%	24.3%
2031	14.3%	24%
2032	14.2%	23.6%
2033	14.1%	23.3%
2034	14%	22.9%
2035	13.9%	22.6%
2036	13.9%	22.3%
2037	13.8%	22%
2038	13.8%	21.7%
2039	13.7%	21.5%
2040	13.7%	21.3%
2041	13.6%	21%
2042	13.6%	20.8%
2043	13.6%	20.6%
2044	13.5%	20.4%
2045	13.5%	20.3%
2046	13.5%	20.1%
2047	13.5%	19.9%
2048	13.5%	19.8%
2049	13.5%	19.6%
2050	13.5%	19.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.1% of the population in Canada and 26.6% in the Dominican Republic in 2024, compared to 20.7% and 39.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Canada and the Dominican Republic compared.

Natural population change in Canada vs Dominican Republic by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.22% in Canada and +1.34% in the Dominican Republic. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Canada	Dominican Republic
1960	338,487	117,346
1961	334,360	120,316
1962	325,745	122,977
1963	318,595	124,994
1964	307,268	127,504
1965	269,589	125,345
1966	236,566	132,096
1967	220,450	133,091
1968	211,589	133,666
1969	216,588	135,445
1970	215,372	137,835
1971	208,640	140,473
1972	188,857	143,255
1973	184,432	146,283
1974	182,464	147,652
1975	196,718	149,339
1976	196,979	151,201
1977	199,297	152,825
1978	194,102	154,043
1979	203,293	154,779
1980	203,480	157,697
1981	206,005	158,419
1982	200,935	159,597
1983	202,931	163,136
1984	204,856	164,263
1985	204,153	164,091
1986	190,532	165,674
1987	190,416	167,552
1988	192,901	171,291
1989	207,304	175,365
1990	213,222	176,748
1991	207,477	177,371
1992	204,273	177,481
1993	186,451	177,691
1994	179,804	176,882
1995	167,023	175,439
1996	153,973	174,008
1997	134,577	168,419
1998	126,651	164,287
1999	118,565	167,742
2000	110,469	171,684
2001	114,777	170,193
2002	106,621	166,740
2003	110,749	163,267
2004	111,786	158,789
2005	116,074	155,405
2006	130,285	151,122
2007	134,845	152,066
2008	142,963	156,664
2009	144,609	160,893
2010	139,425	162,072
2011	133,923	162,094
2012	135,382	160,915
2013	129,799	159,330
2014	127,563	157,260
2015	117,825	154,258
2016	115,555	151,550
2017	98,672	151,565
2018	88,974	150,852
2019	86,523	144,869
2020	53,241	137,417
2021	57,360	128,866
2022	15,574	138,767
2023	28,058	132,360

Maternal mortality chart: Canada vs Dominican Republic

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 12 deaths per 100,000 live births in Canada, compared to 124 deaths in the Dominican Republic.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Canada	Dominican Republic
1985	7	249
1986	7	241
1987	7	231
1988	7	221
1989	8	213
1990	7	203
1991	8	193
1992	8	185
1993	8	176
1994	8	166
1995	8	152
1996	9	138
1997	8	122
1998	9	109
1999	9	92
2000	9	76
2001	10	68
2002	10	68
2003	10	71
2004	10	78
2005	11	83
2006	11	87
2007	11	90
2008	12	94
2009	12	96
2010	11	92
2011	11	91
2012	11	89
2013	11	91
2014	12	95
2015	11	102
2016	12	106
2017	12	104
2018	13	107
2019	12	118
2020	17	121
2021	14	153
2022	15	124
2023	12	124

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.51% in Canada and 3.14% in the Dominican Republic. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Canada	Dominican Republic
1960	3.26%	14.8%
1961	3.15%	14.6%
1962	3.05%	14.5%
1963	2.94%	14.3%
1964	2.82%	14.1%
1965	2.71%	13.8%
1966	2.6%	13.5%
1967	2.5%	13.3%
1968	2.4%	13%
1969	2.3%	12.7%
1970	2.19%	12.4%
1971	2.09%	12%
1972	1.99%	11.7%
1973	1.89%	11.3%
1974	1.79%	10.9%
1975	1.7%	10.5%
1976	1.6%	10.1%
1977	1.51%	9.71%
1978	1.42%	9.35%
1979	1.33%	9.01%
1980	1.25%	8.68%
1981	1.18%	8.36%
1982	1.12%	8.05%
1983	1.06%	7.76%
1984	1.01%	7.48%
1985	0.98%	7.21%
1986	0.94%	6.94%
1987	0.91%	6.69%
1988	0.88%	6.44%
1989	0.85%	6.19%
1990	0.82%	5.95%
1991	0.8%	5.7%
1992	0.77%	5.46%
1993	0.74%	5.22%
1994	0.72%	5%
1995	0.69%	4.78%
1996	0.67%	4.58%
1997	0.65%	4.4%
1998	0.64%	4.24%
1999	0.63%	4.1%
2000	0.62%	3.98%
2001	0.62%	3.88%
2002	0.62%	3.8%
2003	0.62%	3.73%
2004	0.61%	3.67%
2005	0.61%	3.62%
2006	0.6%	3.59%
2007	0.6%	3.56%
2008	0.59%	3.54%
2009	0.58%	3.52%
2010	0.57%	3.51%
2011	0.56%	3.5%
2012	0.56%	3.49%
2013	0.55%	3.5%
2014	0.54%	3.5%
2015	0.54%	3.5%
2016	0.53%	3.5%
2017	0.52%	3.5%
2018	0.52%	3.47%
2019	0.51%	3.43%
2020	0.51%	3.38%
2021	0.51%	3.31%
2022	0.51%	3.22%
2023	0.51%	3.14%