Canada vs Ireland: Share of births by age of mother
Canada
1.4%
in 2023
Ireland
1.3%
in 2023
Canada rank
201st
Ireland rank
204th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Canada
- Ireland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Ireland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 201st and Ireland ranks 204th of 236 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.0% | 1.8% | 5.3% | Canada |
| 1960s | 9.7% | 2.4% | 7.3% | Canada |
| 1970s | 11.0% | 4.2% | 6.7% | Canada |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 4.5% | 2.5% | Canada |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 5.4% | 0.6% | Canada |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 0.2% | Canada |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.9% | 0.9% | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Canada or Ireland?
- Canada, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Canada and Ireland?
- 0.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ireland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Ireland rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Canada ranks 201st and Ireland ranks 204th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.