Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Canada
Canada: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month was 25.25 births per million people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
25.25 births per million people
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
27th
of 40 countries
All-time high
86.72 births per million people
in 1947
All-time low
25.25 births per million people
in 2023
Years of data
103
1921–2023
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Canada, 1921–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per million people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Canada is 25.25 births per million people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 103 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Canada peaked at 86.72 births per million people in 1947 and was at its lowest, 25.25 births per million people, in 2023.
Canada ranks 27th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 103 years of available data.
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Canada, year by year
| Year | births per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 56.22 births per million people | — |
| 1922 | 54.99 births per million people | -2.2% |
| 1923 | 51.17 births per million people | -6.9% |
| 1924 | 50.92 births per million people | -0.5% |
| 1925 | 49.41 births per million people | -3.0% |
| 1926 | 74.53 births per million people | +50.8% |
| 1927 | 72.71 births per million people | -2.4% |
| 1928 | 70.6 births per million people | -2.9% |
| 1929 | 68.35 births per million people | -3.2% |
| 1930 | 70.4 births per million people | +3.0% |
| 1931 | 67.53 births per million people | -4.1% |
| 1932 | 65.21 births per million people | -3.4% |
| 1933 | 62.76 births per million people | -3.8% |
| 1934 | 59.01 births per million people | -6.0% |
| 1935 | 60.05 births per million people | +1.8% |
| 1936 | 59.15 births per million people | -1.5% |
| 1937 | 59.18 births per million people | +0.1% |
| 1938 | 59.82 births per million people | +1.1% |
| 1939 | 60.3 births per million people | +0.8% |
| 1940 | 63.45 births per million people | +5.2% |
| 1941 | 67.42 births per million people | +6.3% |
| 1942 | 67.09 births per million people | -0.5% |
| 1943 | 71.21 births per million people | +6.1% |
| 1944 | 71.27 births per million people | +0.1% |
| 1945 | 69.35 births per million people | -2.7% |
| 1946 | 79.39 births per million people | +14.5% |
| 1947 | 86.72 births per million people | +9.2% |
| 1948 | 77.23 births per million people | -10.9% |
| 1949 | 79.97 births per million people | +3.5% |
| 1950 | 79.95 births per million people | -0.0% |
| 1951 | 80.72 births per million people | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 81.05 births per million people | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 80.78 births per million people | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 82.02 births per million people | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 82.11 births per million people | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 80.47 births per million people | -2.0% |
| 1957 | 82.94 births per million people | +3.1% |
| 1958 | 80.22 births per million people | -3.3% |
| 1959 | 78.17 births per million people | -2.6% |
| 1960 | 77.56 births per million people | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 74.25 births per million people | -4.3% |
| 1962 | 72.44 births per million people | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 71.63 births per million people | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 68.83 births per million people | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 61.91 births per million people | -10.1% |
| 1966 | 56.63 births per million people | -8.5% |
| 1967 | 53.22 births per million people | -6.0% |
| 1968 | 51.14 births per million people | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 51.44 births per million people | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 50.3 births per million people | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 48.61 births per million people | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 44.7 births per million people | -8.0% |
| 1973 | 44.04 births per million people | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 43.96 births per million people | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 44.74 births per million people | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 44.09 births per million people | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 43.52 births per million people | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 42.94 births per million people | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 43.48 births per million people | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 44.08 births per million people | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 43.08 births per million people | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 42.68 births per million people | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 42.41 births per million people | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 42.15 births per million people | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 41.94 births per million people | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 42.07 births per million people | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 41.37 births per million people | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 40.57 births per million people | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 41.67 births per million people | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 43.09 births per million people | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 42.14 births per million people | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 41.57 births per million people | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 39.79 births per million people | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 38.76 births per million people | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 38.14 births per million people | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 36.16 births per million people | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 34.31 births per million people | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 33.55 births per million people | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 32.18 births per million people | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 31.4 births per million people | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 31.17 births per million people | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 30.7 births per million people | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 31.12 births per million people | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 30.69 births per million people | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 31.11 births per million people | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 32.32 births per million people | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 32.5 births per million people | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 33.79 births per million people | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 33.5 births per million people | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 32.7 births per million people | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 32.42 births per million people | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 31.98 births per million people | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 31.39 births per million people | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 31.83 births per million people | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 31.34 births per million people | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 31.35 births per million people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 29.84 births per million people | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 29.16 births per million people | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 29.15 births per million people | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 27.5 births per million people | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 28.41 births per million people | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 26.14 births per million people | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 25.25 births per million people | -3.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 25.25 births per million people is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.49 births per million people, 92% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | +50.8% | 49.41 births per million people | 74.53 births per million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 60.99 births per million people | 49.41 births per million people | 74.53 births per million people | 9 |
| 1930s | 62.34 births per million people | 59.01 births per million people | 70.4 births per million people | 10 |
| 1940s | 73.31 births per million people | 63.45 births per million people | 86.72 births per million people | 10 |
| 1950s | 80.84 births per million people | 78.17 births per million people | 82.94 births per million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 63.9 births per million people | 51.14 births per million people | 77.56 births per million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.04 births per million people | 42.94 births per million people | 50.3 births per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.2 births per million people | 40.57 births per million people | 44.08 births per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.97 births per million people | 32.18 births per million people | 43.09 births per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.83 births per million people | 30.69 births per million people | 33.79 births per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.12 births per million people | 29.15 births per million people | 32.7 births per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.82 births per million people | 25.25 births per million people | 28.41 births per million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 24 Belgium 27.16 births per million people compare
- 25 Netherlands 26.88 births per million people compare
- 26 Switzerland 26.26 births per million people compare
- 28 Austria 24.87 births per million people compare
- 29 Bulgaria 24.76 births per million people compare
- 30 Portugal 23.87 births per million people compare
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- Population density 6.1 people per km² (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Canada?
- Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Canada was 25.25 births per million people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 86.72 births per million people in 1947.
- What is the lowest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.25 births per million people in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- Canada ranks 27th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Highest average daily number of births, per million people, recorded in the given year.