Canada vs Italy: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate
Canada
1.26 births per woman
in 2023
Italy
1.24 births per woman
in 2022
Canada rank
28th
Italy rank
30th
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate over time
- Canada
- Italy
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.26 births per woman against 1.24 births per woman in Italy, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 28th and Italy ranks 30th of 34 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 7 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.87 births per woman | 2.36 births per woman | 1.51 births per woman | Canada |
| 1960s | 3.21 births per woman | 2.57 births per woman | 0.6444 births per woman | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.89 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman | 0.3127 births per woman | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.63 births per woman | 1.48 births per woman | 0.1434 births per woman | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.65 births per woman | 1.26 births per woman | 0.3941 births per woman | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.59 births per woman | 1.34 births per woman | 0.2586 births per woman | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.58 births per woman | 1.37 births per woman | 0.2136 births per woman | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.38 births per woman | 1.25 births per woman | 0.134 births per woman | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate, Canada or Italy?
- Canada, at 1.26 births per woman against 1.24 births per woman in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate between Canada and Italy?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Italy rank globally for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate?
- Canada ranks 28th and Italy ranks 30th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime if she experienced the fertility rates of a specific year.