Canada vs Italy: Number of live births
Canada
351,880 births
in 2023
Italy
393,333 births
in 2022
Canada rank
9th
Italy rank
8th
Number of live births over time
- Canada
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 393,333 births against 351,880 births in Canada, a difference of 41,453 births.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 69 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 9th and Italy ranks 8th of 34 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 443,024 births | 886,970 births | 443,946 births | Italy |
| 1960s | 411,034 births | 967,987 births | 556,953 births | Italy |
| 1970s | 346,371 births | 830,481 births | 484,110 births | Italy |
| 1980s | 366,693 births | 599,439 births | 232,746 births | Italy |
| 1990s | 375,194 births | 548,807 births | 173,613 births | Italy |
| 2000s | 350,863 births | 554,666 births | 203,803 births | Italy |
| 2010s | 379,940 births | 493,684 births | 113,745 births | Italy |
| 2020s | 360,877 births | 399,491 births | 38,615 births | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of live births, Canada or Italy?
- Italy, at 393,333 births against 351,880 births in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in number of live births between Canada and Italy?
- 41,453 births, with Italy 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 number of live births?
- Canada ranks 9th and Italy ranks 8th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of live births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of live births recorded in a given year.