This statistic displays the total fertility rate among women in Canada from 1926 to 2016. In 1999, the total fertility rate was 1.54 children per woman. Fertility rate in Canada has decreased from over 3 children per woman to just over 1.5 per woman within four centuries (1965-2005).
Total fertility rate in Canada from 1926 to 2016
(in number of children per woman)
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Figures from 1926 to 2008 were taken from a different publication by the same source and can be found here.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 1926 to 2016. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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StatCan. (June 11, 2018). Total fertility rate in Canada from 1926 to 2016 (in number of children per woman) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/434570/total-fertility-rate-in-canada/
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StatCan. (2018). Total fertility rate in Canada from 1926 to 2016 (in number of children per woman). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/434570/total-fertility-rate-in-canada/
StatCan. "Total Fertility Rate in Canada from 1926 to 2016 (in Number of Children per Woman)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/434570/total-fertility-rate-in-canada/
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