Fertility & birth rates in Canada and Iceland

Fertility rate in Canada vs Iceland by year

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Canada

Iceland

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Year	Fertility rate
	Canada	Iceland
2023	1.26	1.59
2022	1.33	1.59
2021	1.44	1.82
2020	1.41	1.72
2019	1.47	1.74
2018	1.51	1.71
2017	1.55	1.71
2016	1.59	1.74
2015	1.6	1.8
2014	1.61	1.93
2013	1.61	1.93
2012	1.63	2.04
2011	1.63	2.02
2010	1.65	2.2
2009	1.69	2.23
2008	1.7	2.15
2007	1.67	2.09
2006	1.63	2.08
2005	1.58	2.05
2004	1.56	2.04
2003	1.55	1.99
2002	1.52	1.93
2001	1.54	1.95
2000	1.51	2.08
1999	1.55	1.99
1998	1.56	2.05
1997	1.57	2.04
1996	1.63	2.12
1995	1.67	2.08
1994	1.69	2.14
1993	1.69	2.22
1992	1.71	2.21
1991	1.72	2.18
1990	1.83	2.3
1989	1.77	2.19
1988	1.68	2.26
1987	1.68	2.06
1986	1.68	1.92
1985	1.67	1.93
1984	1.65	2.08
1983	1.68	2.24
1982	1.69	2.27
1981	1.7	2.33
1980	1.74	2.48
1979	1.75	2.49
1978	1.77	2.35
1977	1.78	2.31
1976	1.8	2.52
1975	1.82	2.65
1974	1.84	2.66
1973	1.89	2.94
1972	1.98	3.09
1971	2.14	2.92
1970	2.26	2.81
1969	2.33	2.99
1968	2.39	3.06
1967	2.53	3.28
1966	2.75	3.59
1965	3.12	3.73
1964	3.46	3.88
1963	3.61	3.99
1962	3.68	3.98
1961	3.75	3.88
1960	3.81	4.29

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Canada was 1.26 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.59 in Iceland in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Canada

Iceland

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Year	Natural population change
	Canada	Iceland
2023	28,058	1,697
2022	15,574	1,719
2021	57,360	2,534
2020	53,241	2,199
2019	86,523	2,163
2018	88,974	1,975
2017	98,672	1,854
2016	115,555	1,711
2015	117,825	1,952
2014	127,563	2,324
2013	129,799	2,169
2012	135,382	2,566
2011	133,923	2,521
2010	139,425	2,862
2009	144,609	3,026
2008	142,963	2,825
2007	134,845	2,617
2006	130,285	2,491
2005	116,074	2,433
2004	111,786	2,425
2003	110,749	2,317
2002	106,621	2,243
2001	114,777	2,365
2000	110,469	2,475
1999	118,565	2,192
1998	126,651	2,357
1997	134,577	2,305
1996	153,973	2,447
1995	167,023	2,354
1994	179,804	2,713
1993	186,451	2,875
1992	204,273	2,898
1991	207,477	2,733
1990	213,222	3,058
1989	207,304	2,832
1988	192,901	2,847
1987	190,416	2,360
1986	190,532	2,384
1985	204,153	2,221
1984	204,856	2,539
1983	202,931	2,702
1982	200,935	2,736
1981	206,005	2,677
1980	203,480	2,966
1979	203,293	2,980
1978	194,102	2,727
1977	199,297	2,551
1976	196,979	2,951
1975	196,718	2,965
1974	182,464	2,776
1973	184,432	3,121
1972	188,857	3,241
1971	208,640	2,782
1970	215,372	2,576
1969	216,588	2,766
1968	211,589	2,841
1967	220,450	3,021
1966	236,566	3,305
1965	269,589	3,442
1964	307,268	3,459
1963	318,595	3,490
1962	325,745	3,465
1961	334,360	3,312
1960	338,487	3,758

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.07% in Canada and +0.44% in Iceland.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.22% in Canada and +0.57% in Iceland.

Birth rate in Canada vs Iceland by year

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Canada

Iceland

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Canada	Iceland
2023	8.8	11
2022	9	11.5
2021	9.7	13.1
2020	9.5	12.3
2019	9.9	12.3
2018	10.1	12
2017	10.3	11.9
2016	10.6	12
2015	10.7	12.5
2014	10.9	13.4
2013	10.9	13.4
2012	11	14.1
2011	11	14.1
2010	11.2	15.4
2009	11.4	15.8
2008	11.5	15.2
2007	11.3	14.6
2006	11	14.5
2005	10.7	14.4
2004	10.6	14.5
2003	10.6	14.3
2002	10.5	14.1
2001	10.8	14.4
2000	10.7	15.3
1999	11.1	14.8
1998	11.4	15.2
1997	11.7	15.3
1996	12.4	16.1
1995	12.9	16
1994	13.3	16.7
1993	13.6	17.5
1992	14.1	17.7
1991	14.4	17.6
1990	15	18.7
1989	14.9	18
1988	14.5	18.7
1987	14.4	16.6
1986	14.5	16.4
1985	14.9	16
1984	15	17.2
1983	15	18.4
1982	15.1	18.5
1981	15.3	18.8
1980	15.4	19.8
1979	15.4	19.8
1978	15.2	18.6
1977	15.5	18
1976	15.6	19.5
1975	15.8	20.1
1974	15.4	19.9
1973	15.6	21.7
1972	15.9	22.4
1971	16.8	20.8
1970	17.4	19.7
1969	17.6	20.7
1968	17.6	21
1967	18.2	22.2
1966	19.3	24
1965	21.3	24.6
1964	23.4	25.3
1963	24.6	26
1962	25.2	25.8
1961	26	25.5
1960	26.7	28

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 8.8 in Canada and 11 in Iceland, compared with 26.7 and 28, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Canada

Factual

UN forecast

Iceland

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Canada	Iceland
2100	13.4%	11.8%
2099	13.4%	11.8%
2098	13.4%	11.8%
2097	13.4%	11.8%
2096	13.3%	11.9%
2095	13.3%	11.9%
2094	13.3%	11.9%
2093	13.3%	11.9%
2092	13.3%	11.9%
2091	13.3%	11.9%
2090	13.3%	11.9%
2089	13.3%	11.9%
2088	13.3%	11.9%
2087	13.3%	11.9%
2086	13.3%	11.9%
2085	13.3%	11.9%
2084	13.3%	11.9%
2083	13.3%	11.9%
2082	13.3%	11.9%
2081	13.3%	11.9%
2080	13.3%	11.9%
2079	13.3%	12%
2078	13.3%	12%
2077	13.3%	12%
2076	13.2%	12%
2075	13.2%	12.1%
2074	13.2%	12.1%
2073	13.2%	12.1%
2072	13.2%	12.2%
2071	13.2%	12.2%
2070	13.2%	12.3%
2069	13.2%	12.4%
2068	13.3%	12.4%
2067	13.3%	12.5%
2066	13.3%	12.6%
2065	13.3%	12.6%
2064	13.3%	12.7%
2063	13.3%	12.8%
2062	13.3%	12.8%
2061	13.3%	12.9%
2060	13.3%	13%
2059	13.3%	13%
2058	13.4%	13.1%
2057	13.4%	13.2%
2056	13.4%	13.2%
2055	13.4%	13.3%
2054	13.4%	13.4%
2053	13.4%	13.4%
2052	13.4%	13.5%
2051	13.5%	13.6%
2050	13.5%	13.7%
2049	13.5%	13.8%
2048	13.5%	13.8%
2047	13.5%	14%
2046	13.5%	14.1%
2045	13.5%	14.2%
2044	13.6%	14.3%
2043	13.6%	14.4%
2042	13.6%	14.6%
2041	13.6%	14.8%
2040	13.7%	14.9%
2039	13.7%	15.1%
2038	13.8%	15.3%
2037	13.8%	15.5%
2036	13.9%	15.8%
2035	14%	16%
2034	14%	16.2%
2033	14.1%	16.4%
2032	14.2%	16.5%
2031	14.3%	16.6%
2030	14.4%	16.7%
2029	14.5%	16.9%
2028	14.7%	17%
2027	14.8%	17.2%
2026	14.9%	17.4%
2025	15%	17.6%
2024	15.1%	17.8%
2023	15.3%	18.1%
2022	15.5%	18.4%
2021	15.7%	18.6%
2020	15.9%	18.7%
2019	16%	18.9%
2018	16.1%	19.2%
2017	16.2%	19.6%
2016	16.2%	19.9%
2015	16.2%	20.2%
2014	16.2%	20.4%
2013	16.3%	20.6%
2012	16.3%	20.7%
2011	16.4%	20.8%
2010	16.6%	20.9%
2009	16.7%	20.9%
2008	16.9%	20.9%
2007	17.1%	21.1%
2006	17.4%	21.5%
2005	17.7%	22.1%
2004	18%	22.5%
2003	18.3%	22.8%
2002	18.6%	23%
2001	18.9%	23.2%
2000	19.2%	23.3%
1999	19.5%	23.4%
1998	19.8%	23.6%
1997	20%	23.9%
1996	20.2%	24.1%
1995	20.4%	24.4%
1994	20.6%	24.7%
1993	20.7%	24.8%
1992	20.7%	24.8%
1991	20.7%	24.8%
1990	20.7%	25%
1989	20.8%	25%
1988	20.8%	25.2%
1987	20.9%	25.6%
1986	21.1%	25.9%
1985	21.3%	26.2%
1984	21.6%	26.5%
1983	21.8%	26.7%
1982	22%	26.9%
1981	22.3%	27.2%
1980	22.8%	27.5%
1979	23.4%	27.9%
1978	24%	28.4%
1977	24.7%	29%
1976	25.5%	29.5%
1975	26.2%	30.1%
1974	27%	30.7%
1973	27.8%	31.2%
1972	28.6%	31.6%
1971	29.3%	32.1%
1970	30.2%	32.6%
1969	31%	33.2%
1968	31.6%	33.6%
1967	32.3%	34%
1966	32.9%	34.3%
1965	33.3%	34.5%
1964	33.7%	34.7%
1963	33.9%	34.9%
1962	33.9%	34.9%
1961	33.9%	35%
1960	33.8%	34.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.1% of the population in Canada and 17.8% in Iceland in 2024, compared to 20.7% and 25% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Canada and Iceland compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Canada vs Iceland

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Canada

Iceland

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Canada	Iceland
2023	12	3
2022	15	5
2021	14	5
2020	17	12
2019	12	4
2018	13	4
2017	12	3
2016	12	3
2015	11	4
2014	12	4
2013	11	4
2012	11	4
2011	11	4
2010	11	5
2009	12	5
2008	12	4
2007	11	5
2006	11	5
2005	11	5
2004	10	6
2003	10	6
2002	10	7
2001	10	6
2000	9	7
1999	9	7
1998	9	8
1997	8	8
1996	9	7
1995	8	13
1994	8	9
1993	8	10
1992	8	12
1991	8	11
1990	7	13
1989	8	14
1988	7	11
1987	7	13
1986	7	15
1985	7	11

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 3 deaths in Iceland.

Under-five mortality rates

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Canada

Iceland

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Canada	Iceland
2023	0.51%	0.26%
2022	0.51%	0.26%
2021	0.51%	0.27%
2020	0.51%	0.27%
2019	0.51%	0.27%
2018	0.52%	0.27%
2017	0.52%	0.26%
2016	0.53%	0.26%
2015	0.54%	0.26%
2014	0.54%	0.26%
2013	0.55%	0.26%
2012	0.56%	0.26%
2011	0.56%	0.27%
2010	0.57%	0.27%
2009	0.58%	0.27%
2008	0.59%	0.28%
2007	0.6%	0.29%
2006	0.6%	0.3%
2005	0.61%	0.31%
2004	0.61%	0.33%
2003	0.62%	0.34%
2002	0.62%	0.36%
2001	0.62%	0.38%
2000	0.62%	0.4%
1999	0.63%	0.42%
1998	0.64%	0.45%
1997	0.65%	0.47%
1996	0.67%	0.49%
1995	0.69%	0.52%
1994	0.72%	0.54%
1993	0.74%	0.56%
1992	0.77%	0.58%
1991	0.8%	0.61%
1990	0.82%	0.63%
1989	0.85%	0.65%
1988	0.88%	0.67%
1987	0.91%	0.7%
1986	0.94%	0.73%
1985	0.98%	0.75%
1984	1.01%	0.79%
1983	1.06%	0.83%
1982	1.12%	0.87%
1981	1.18%	0.92%
1980	1.25%	0.97%
1979	1.33%	1.03%
1978	1.42%	1.09%
1977	1.51%	1.15%
1976	1.6%	1.22%
1975	1.7%	1.29%
1974	1.79%	1.35%
1973	1.89%	1.41%
1972	1.99%	1.48%
1971	2.09%	1.54%
1970	2.19%	1.6%
1969	2.3%	1.66%
1968	2.4%	1.72%
1967	2.5%	1.79%
1966	2.6%	1.85%
1965	2.71%	1.92%
1964	2.82%	1.97%
1963	2.94%	2.02%
1962	3.05%	2.07%
1961	3.15%	2.11%
1960	3.26%	2.14%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.51% in Canada and 0.26% in Iceland. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.