Fertility & birth rates in Canada and Honduras

Fertility rate in Canada vs Honduras 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 2.5 in Honduras in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Canada vs Honduras 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	Honduras
1960	3.81	7.46
1961	3.75	7.45
1962	3.68	7.44
1963	3.61	7.44
1964	3.46	7.44
1965	3.12	7.44
1966	2.75	7.41
1967	2.53	7.36
1968	2.39	7.3
1969	2.33	7.23
1970	2.26	7.17
1971	2.14	7.11
1972	1.98	7.06
1973	1.89	6.99
1974	1.84	6.91
1975	1.82	6.87
1976	1.8	6.81
1977	1.78	6.73
1978	1.77	6.63
1979	1.75	6.53
1980	1.74	6.42
1981	1.7	6.3
1982	1.69	6.18
1983	1.68	6.06
1984	1.65	5.94
1985	1.67	5.82
1986	1.68	5.7
1987	1.68	5.58
1988	1.68	5.47
1989	1.77	5.35
1990	1.83	5.27
1991	1.72	5.19
1992	1.71	5.11
1993	1.69	5.03
1994	1.69	4.93
1995	1.67	4.84
1996	1.63	4.71
1997	1.57	4.59
1998	1.56	4.47
1999	1.55	4.37
2000	1.51	4.29
2001	1.54	4.15
2002	1.52	4
2003	1.55	3.84
2004	1.56	3.71
2005	1.58	3.58
2006	1.63	3.45
2007	1.67	3.35
2008	1.7	3.26
2009	1.69	3.17
2010	1.65	3.08
2011	1.63	3
2012	1.63	2.93
2013	1.61	2.86
2014	1.61	2.79
2015	1.6	2.75
2016	1.59	2.7
2017	1.55	2.66
2018	1.51	2.65
2019	1.47	2.61
2020	1.41	2.58
2021	1.44	2.55
2022	1.33	2.52
2023	1.26	2.5
2024	1.25	2.48
2025	1.24	2.45
2026	1.24	2.42
2027	1.23	2.4
2028	1.24	2.38
2029	1.23	2.35
2030	1.24	2.32
2031	1.24	2.3
2032	1.24	2.28
2033	1.25	2.26
2034	1.25	2.24
2035	1.25	2.22
2036	1.26	2.2
2037	1.26	2.18
2038	1.26	2.16
2039	1.27	2.15
2040	1.27	2.13
2041	1.27	2.12
2042	1.28	2.1
2043	1.28	2.09
2044	1.28	2.07
2045	1.28	2.06
2046	1.29	2.05
2047	1.29	2.03
2048	1.29	2.02
2049	1.3	2.01
2050	1.3	2

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Canada	Honduras
1960	33.8%	47%
1961	33.9%	47.3%
1962	33.9%	47.6%
1963	33.9%	47.8%
1964	33.7%	47.9%
1965	33.3%	48%
1966	32.9%	48%
1967	32.3%	48%
1968	31.6%	48%
1969	31%	48%
1970	30.2%	47.9%
1971	29.3%	47.9%
1972	28.6%	47.9%
1973	27.8%	47.9%
1974	27%	47.8%
1975	26.2%	47.6%
1976	25.5%	47.5%
1977	24.7%	47.4%
1978	24%	47.4%
1979	23.4%	47.3%
1980	22.8%	47.3%
1981	22.3%	47.2%
1982	22%	47.1%
1983	21.8%	47.1%
1984	21.6%	47%
1985	21.3%	46.8%
1986	21.1%	46.7%
1987	20.9%	46.5%
1988	20.8%	46.4%
1989	20.8%	46.3%
1990	20.7%	46.1%
1991	20.7%	45.9%
1992	20.7%	45.7%
1993	20.7%	45.4%
1994	20.6%	45.1%
1995	20.4%	44.8%
1996	20.2%	44.5%
1997	20%	44.2%
1998	19.8%	43.8%
1999	19.5%	43.4%
2000	19.2%	43.1%
2001	18.9%	42.7%
2002	18.6%	42.3%
2003	18.3%	41.9%
2004	18%	41.5%
2005	17.7%	41%
2006	17.4%	40.4%
2007	17.1%	39.9%
2008	16.9%	39.3%
2009	16.7%	38.7%
2010	16.6%	38.1%
2011	16.4%	37.4%
2012	16.3%	36.8%
2013	16.3%	36.2%
2014	16.2%	35.6%
2015	16.2%	34.9%
2016	16.2%	34.3%
2017	16.2%	33.7%
2018	16.1%	33.1%
2019	16%	32.6%
2020	15.9%	32.2%
2021	15.7%	31.8%
2022	15.5%	31.4%
2023	15.3%	31%
2024	15.1%	30.6%
2025	15%	30.3%
2026	14.9%	29.9%
2027	14.7%	29.6%
2028	14.6%	29.3%
2029	14.5%	28.9%
2030	14.4%	28.6%
2031	14.3%	28.3%
2032	14.2%	28%
2033	14.1%	27.6%
2034	14%	27.3%
2035	13.9%	26.9%
2036	13.9%	26.6%
2037	13.8%	26.2%
2038	13.8%	25.9%
2039	13.7%	25.5%
2040	13.7%	25.2%
2041	13.6%	24.8%
2042	13.6%	24.5%
2043	13.6%	24.2%
2044	13.5%	23.9%
2045	13.5%	23.6%
2046	13.5%	23.3%
2047	13.5%	23%
2048	13.5%	22.7%
2049	13.5%	22.5%
2050	13.5%	22.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.1% of the population in Canada and 30.6% in Honduras in 2024, compared to 20.7% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Canada and Honduras compared.

Natural population change in Canada vs Honduras by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.22% in Canada and +1.85% in Honduras. 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	Honduras
1960	338,487	62,602
1961	334,360	64,672
1962	325,745	67,332
1963	318,595	69,883
1964	307,268	72,756
1965	269,589	75,622
1966	236,566	78,369
1967	220,450	81,131
1968	211,589	84,070
1969	216,588	87,273
1970	215,372	90,875
1971	208,640	94,597
1972	188,857	98,634
1973	184,432	99,553
1974	182,464	98,141
1975	196,718	111,469
1976	196,979	115,754
1977	199,297	119,333
1978	194,102	122,593
1979	203,293	125,957
1980	203,480	128,856
1981	206,005	131,789
1982	200,935	134,629
1983	202,931	137,597
1984	204,856	139,851
1985	204,153	142,190
1986	190,532	144,500
1987	190,416	146,750
1988	192,901	149,130
1989	207,304	152,266
1990	213,222	156,537
1991	207,477	160,933
1992	204,273	165,434
1993	186,451	169,358
1994	179,804	173,437
1995	167,023	177,309
1996	153,973	180,083
1997	134,577	182,308
1998	126,651	169,632
1999	118,565	186,816
2000	110,469	190,308
2001	114,777	190,636
2002	106,621	189,653
2003	110,749	187,854
2004	111,786	186,774
2005	116,074	185,216
2006	130,285	183,381
2007	134,845	183,052
2008	142,963	182,607
2009	144,609	182,250
2010	139,425	180,318
2011	133,923	180,164
2012	135,382	180,384
2013	129,799	179,999
2014	127,563	180,075
2015	117,825	181,098
2016	115,555	182,243
2017	98,672	182,731
2018	88,974	184,953
2019	86,523	185,200
2020	53,241	179,553
2021	57,360	172,890
2022	15,574	186,257
2023	28,058	186,125

Maternal mortality chart: Canada vs Honduras

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 47 deaths in Honduras.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Canada	Honduras
1985	7	199
1986	7	191
1987	7	183
1988	7	177
1989	8	169
1990	7	159
1991	8	148
1992	8	138
1993	8	128
1994	8	119
1995	8	109
1996	9	101
1997	8	96
1998	9	91
1999	9	86
2000	9	82
2001	10	78
2002	10	75
2003	10	75
2004	10	74
2005	11	73
2006	11	72
2007	11	72
2008	12	72
2009	12	71
2010	11	72
2011	11	68
2012	11	64
2013	11	62
2014	12	60
2015	11	57
2016	12	55
2017	12	53
2018	13	52
2019	12	51
2020	17	57
2021	14	88
2022	15	48
2023	12	47

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.51% in Canada and 1.55% in Honduras. 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	Honduras
1960	3.26%	20.7%
1961	3.15%	20%
1962	3.05%	19.4%
1963	2.94%	18.7%
1964	2.82%	18.1%
1965	2.71%	17.5%
1966	2.6%	16.9%
1967	2.5%	16.3%
1968	2.4%	15.7%
1969	2.3%	15.2%
1970	2.19%	14.6%
1971	2.09%	14%
1972	1.99%	13.5%
1973	1.89%	12.9%
1974	1.79%	14.9%
1975	1.7%	11.9%
1976	1.6%	11.4%
1977	1.51%	10.9%
1978	1.42%	10.4%
1979	1.33%	9.94%
1980	1.25%	9.48%
1981	1.18%	9.05%
1982	1.12%	8.62%
1983	1.06%	8.2%
1984	1.01%	7.81%
1985	0.98%	7.43%
1986	0.94%	7.07%
1987	0.91%	6.73%
1988	0.88%	6.4%
1989	0.85%	6.1%
1990	0.82%	5.81%
1991	0.8%	5.54%
1992	0.77%	5.29%
1993	0.74%	5.06%
1994	0.72%	4.84%
1995	0.69%	4.64%
1996	0.67%	4.44%
1997	0.65%	4.25%
1998	0.64%	6.49%
1999	0.63%	3.9%
2000	0.62%	3.73%
2001	0.62%	3.57%
2002	0.62%	3.41%
2003	0.62%	3.26%
2004	0.61%	3.11%
2005	0.61%	2.98%
2006	0.6%	2.86%
2007	0.6%	2.75%
2008	0.59%	2.65%
2009	0.58%	2.55%
2010	0.57%	2.46%
2011	0.56%	2.37%
2012	0.56%	2.28%
2013	0.55%	2.2%
2014	0.54%	2.12%
2015	0.54%	2.05%
2016	0.53%	1.98%
2017	0.52%	1.91%
2018	0.52%	1.84%
2019	0.51%	1.78%
2020	0.51%	1.72%
2021	0.51%	1.66%
2022	0.51%	1.6%
2023	0.51%	1.55%