Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Canada
Canada: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 1.34 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.34 children per women
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
202nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.69 children per women
in 1959
All-time low
1.34 children per women
in 2023
Years of data
103
1921–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Canada, 1921–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Canada is 1.34 children per women, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 103 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Canada peaked at 3.69 children per women in 1959 and was at its lowest, 1.34 children per women, in 2023.
Canada ranks 202nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 103 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Canada, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 3.53 children per women | — |
| 1922 | 3.4 children per women | -3.6% |
| 1923 | 3.21 children per women | -5.6% |
| 1924 | 3.25 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1925 | 3.16 children per women | -2.7% |
| 1926 | 2.98 children per women | -5.7% |
| 1927 | 2.96 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1928 | 2.95 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1929 | 2.88 children per women | -2.3% |
| 1930 | 2.93 children per women | +1.6% |
| 1931 | 2.87 children per women | -1.9% |
| 1932 | 2.82 children per women | -2.0% |
| 1933 | 2.64 children per women | -6.3% |
| 1934 | 2.59 children per women | -1.7% |
| 1935 | 2.57 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1936 | 2.53 children per women | -1.7% |
| 1937 | 2.47 children per women | -2.0% |
| 1938 | 2.57 children per women | +3.8% |
| 1939 | 2.55 children per women | -0.8% |
| 1940 | 2.68 children per women | +5.2% |
| 1941 | 2.78 children per women | +3.6% |
| 1942 | 2.94 children per women | +6.0% |
| 1943 | 3.04 children per women | +3.1% |
| 1944 | 3.02 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1945 | 3.04 children per women | +0.9% |
| 1946 | 3.44 children per women | +13.0% |
| 1947 | 3.69 children per women | +7.2% |
| 1948 | 3.54 children per women | -4.0% |
| 1949 | 3.61 children per women | +1.9% |
| 1950 | 3.18 children per women | -11.8% |
| 1951 | 3.24 children per women | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 3.36 children per women | +4.0% |
| 1953 | 3.44 children per women | +2.3% |
| 1954 | 3.56 children per women | +3.3% |
| 1955 | 3.56 children per women | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 3.58 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 3.66 children per women | +2.3% |
| 1958 | 3.64 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 3.69 children per women | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 3.66 children per women | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 3.61 children per women | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 3.53 children per women | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 3.45 children per women | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 3.3 children per women | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 2.97 children per women | -10.0% |
| 1966 | 2.66 children per women | -10.4% |
| 1967 | 2.46 children per women | -7.6% |
| 1968 | 2.33 children per women | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 2.28 children per women | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 2.2 children per women | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 2.04 children per women | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 1.88 children per women | -7.8% |
| 1973 | 1.8 children per women | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 1.76 children per women | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 1.75 children per women | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.71 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 1.69 children per women | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 1.64 children per women | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 1.64 children per women | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.62 children per women | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 1.6 children per women | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 1.59 children per women | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 1.58 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.58 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.57 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 1.55 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.54 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.56 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 1.62 children per women | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 1.67 children per women | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 1.7 children per women | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.69 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.67 children per women | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.67 children per women | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.65 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.61 children per women | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.55 children per women | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 1.53 children per women | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.52 children per women | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.49 children per women | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.51 children per women | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.49 children per women | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.52 children per women | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.53 children per women | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.55 children per women | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.59 children per women | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.64 children per women | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.66 children per women | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.65 children per women | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.62 children per women | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.61 children per women | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.61 children per women | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.59 children per women | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.6 children per women | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.58 children per women | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.57 children per women | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.53 children per women | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.49 children per women | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.46 children per women | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.4 children per women | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 1.42 children per women | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.35 children per women | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 1.34 children per women | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 3.15 children per women | 2.88 children per women | 3.53 children per women | 9 |
| 1930s | 2.65 children per women | 2.47 children per women | 2.93 children per women | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.18 children per women | 2.68 children per women | 3.69 children per women | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.49 children per women | 3.18 children per women | 3.69 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.02 children per women | 2.28 children per women | 3.66 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.81 children per women | 1.64 children per women | 2.2 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.58 children per women | 1.54 children per women | 1.62 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.63 children per women | 1.52 children per women | 1.7 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 children per women | 1.49 children per women | 1.66 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 children per women | 1.46 children per women | 1.62 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 children per women | 1.34 children per women | 1.42 children per women | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Canada?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Canada was 1.34 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.69 children per women in 1959.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.34 children per women in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Canada ranks 202nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).