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
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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

Indicator
Number of live births
Unit
births
Source
Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
34 places, 2,331 data points, 1891–2024
Last refreshed

The total number of live births recorded in a given year.