What is birth rate in Canada?

Birth rate in Canada was 9.08 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate recorded in Canada?

The highest recorded value was 29.5 births per 1,000 people in 1921.

What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Canada?

The lowest recorded value was 9.08 births per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Canada rank for birth rate?

Canada ranks 188th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate rising or falling in Canada?

Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. 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); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate in Canada

Name: Birth rate in Canada
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Canada: Birth rate was 9.08 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

9.08 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 0.6%

World rank

188th

of 236 countries

All-time high

29.5 births per 1,000 people

in 1921

All-time low

9.08 births per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

103

1921–2023

Birth rate in Canada, 1921–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for birth rate in Canada is 9.08 births per 1,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 103 years on record.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate in Canada peaked at 29.5 births per 1,000 people in 1921 and was at its lowest, 9.08 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

That places Canada 188th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 103 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1920s	26.15 births per 1,000 people	23.68 births per 1,000 people	29.5 births per 1,000 people	9
1930s	21.36 births per 1,000 people	20.03 births per 1,000 people	24.05 births per 1,000 people	10
1940s	25.05 births per 1,000 people	21.58 births per 1,000 people	28.9 births per 1,000 people	10
1950s	26.79 births per 1,000 people	26.14 births per 1,000 people	27.48 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	21.17 births per 1,000 people	16.94 births per 1,000 people	25.83 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	15.17 births per 1,000 people	14.72 births per 1,000 people	16.61 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	14.35 births per 1,000 people	13.83 births per 1,000 people	14.79 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	12.93 births per 1,000 people	11.05 births per 1,000 people	14.5 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	10.78 births per 1,000 people	10.46 births per 1,000 people	11.28 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	10.61 births per 1,000 people	9.86 births per 1,000 people	11.05 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	9.33 births per 1,000 people	9.08 births per 1,000 people	9.62 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Canada

185 Bulgaria 9.22 births per 1,000 people compare
186 North Macedonia 9.21 births per 1,000 people compare
187 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 9.13 births per 1,000 people compare
189 Anguilla 9.03 births per 1,000 people compare
190 Chile 8.96 births per 1,000 people compare
191 Montserrat 8.93 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 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 rate in Canada?: Birth rate in Canada was 9.08 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate recorded in Canada?: The highest recorded value was 29.5 births per 1,000 people in 1921.
What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Canada?: The lowest recorded value was 9.08 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Canada rank for birth rate?: Canada ranks 188th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate rising or falling in Canada?: Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. 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); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.