What is birth seasonality in Canada?

Birth seasonality in Canada was 22.84 births per million people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth seasonality recorded in Canada?

The highest recorded value was 73.7 births per million people in 1946.

What is the lowest birth seasonality recorded in Canada?

The lowest recorded value was 22.53 births per million people in 2022.

How does Canada rank for birth seasonality?

Canada ranks 23rd out of 40 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth seasonality rising or falling in Canada?

Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. 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 Birth seasonality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth seasonality in Canada

Name: Birth seasonality in Canada
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Canada: Birth seasonality was 22.84 births per million people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

22.84 births per million people

Change on year

up 1.4%

World rank

23rd

of 40 countries

All-time high

73.7 births per million people

in 1946

All-time low

22.53 births per million people

in 2022

Years of data

103

1921–2023

Birth seasonality in Canada, 1921–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per million people.

Analysis

Canada recorded 22.84 births per million people for birth seasonality in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth seasonality in Canada peaked at 73.7 births per million people in 1946 and was at its lowest, 22.53 births per million people, in 2022.

Canada ranks 23rd 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1920s	51.97 births per million people	41.09 births per million people	63.15 births per million people	9
1930s	53.11 births per million people	49.64 births per million people	58.63 births per million people	10
1940s	63.52 births per million people	56.18 births per million people	73.7 births per million people	10
1950s	70.48 births per million people	66.23 births per million people	72.7 births per million people	10
1960s	55.04 births per million people	43.8 births per million people	67.58 births per million people	10
1970s	39.94 births per million people	38.14 births per million people	45.68 births per million people	10
1980s	37.29 births per million people	35.58 births per million people	38.99 births per million people	10
1990s	32.26 births per million people	28.09 births per million people	36.67 births per million people	10
2000s	27.27 births per million people	25.68 births per million people	28.91 births per million people	10
2010s	27.01 births per million people	24.98 births per million people	28.62 births per million people	10
2020s	23.11 births per million people	22.53 births per million people	23.96 births per million people	4

Countries ranked near Canada

20 Germany 23.55 births per million people compare
21 Netherlands 23.39 births per million people compare
22 Croatia 23.33 births per million people compare
24 Slovenia 22.82 births per million people compare
25 Switzerland 22.78 births per million people compare
26 Bulgaria 21.85 births per million people compare

See the full ranking of 40 places →

More population data for Canada

Population growth rate, by level of development 0.3% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 2.33 million people (2100)
Population density 6.1 people per km² (2100)
World population growth 0.3% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.25 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 269,496 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.25 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.25 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate 0.1% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.35 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Canada →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth seasonality in Canada?: Birth seasonality in Canada was 22.84 births per million people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth seasonality recorded in Canada?: The highest recorded value was 73.7 births per million people in 1946.
What is the lowest birth seasonality recorded in Canada?: The lowest recorded value was 22.53 births per million people in 2022.
How does Canada rank for birth seasonality?: Canada ranks 23rd out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth seasonality rising or falling in Canada?: Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. 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 Birth seasonality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth seasonality
Unit: births per million people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 40 places, 3,607 data points, 1840–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The average daily number of births, per million people, calculated for December.