Canada vs Estonia: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Canada
1.34 children per women
in 2023
Estonia
1.34 children per women
in 2023
Canada rank
202nd
Estonia rank
201st
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Canada
- Estonia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 1.34 children per women against 1.34 children per women in Canada, a difference of 0 children per women.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 202nd and Estonia ranks 201st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Estonia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.49 children per women | 1.98 children per women | 1.52 children per women | Canada |
| 1960s | 3.02 children per women | 1.88 children per women | 1.15 children per women | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.81 children per women | 2.02 children per women | 0.2048 children per women | Estonia |
| 1980s | 1.58 children per women | 2.09 children per women | 0.514 children per women | Estonia |
| 1990s | 1.63 children per women | 1.47 children per women | 0.1559 children per women | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.56 children per women | 1.48 children per women | 0.0797 children per women | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.57 children per women | 1.59 children per women | 0.0244 children per women | Estonia |
| 2020s | 1.38 children per women | 1.47 children per women | 0.0979 children per women | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Canada or Estonia?
- Estonia, at 1.34 children per women against 1.34 children per women in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Canada and Estonia?
- 0 children per women, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Estonia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Estonia rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Canada ranks 202nd and Estonia ranks 201st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).