Fertility Rate: Canada
Canada's fertility rate is currently 1.25 births per woman as of 2024. # Canada Fertility Rate Canada's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.25 births per woman
-1.6% y/y
Peak (1960)
3.811 births per woman
Low (2024)
1.25 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Canada
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Canada
Analysis# Canada Fertility Rate
Canada's fertility rate stands at 1.25 births per woman in 2024, representing both the lowest point in the country's recorded history and a dramatic decline from the post-war peak of 3.811 births per woman in 1960. Over this 64-year span, the fertility rate has fallen 67.2%, fundamentally reshaping Canada's demographic profile. The current rate falls well below the 2.1 replacement level needed to maintain a stable population without immigration.
The steepest declines occurred between 2015 and 2024, when the rate dropped from 1.6 to 1.25 births per woman. While a slight uptick appeared in 2021 (1.44), the downward momentum resumed immediately after, with consecutive annual decreases through 2024. This sustained decline suggests Canada's fertility rate will likely remain low, driven by delayed childbearing, increased educational and career priorities, and rising costs of living and housing.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.25 births per woman | -1.57% |
| 2023 | 1.27 births per woman | -5.22% |
| 2022 | 1.34 births per woman | -6.94% |
| 2021 | 1.44 births per woman | +2.13% |
| 2020 | 1.41 births per woman | -4.08% |
| 2019 | 1.47 births per woman | -2.65% |
| 2018 | 1.51 births per woman | -2.58% |
| 2017 | 1.55 births per woman | -2.52% |
| 2016 | 1.59 births per woman | -0.63% |
| 2015 | 1.6 births per woman | -0.62% |
| 2014 | 1.61 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2013 | 1.61 births per woman | -1.23% |
| 2012 | 1.63 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2011 | 1.63 births per woman | -1.21% |
| 2010 | 1.65 births per woman | -2.37% |
| 2009 | 1.69 births per woman | -0.59% |
| 2008 | 1.7 births per woman | +1.80% |
| 2007 | 1.67 births per woman | +2.45% |
| 2006 | 1.63 births per woman | +3.16% |
| 2005 | 1.58 births per woman | +1.28% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.56 births per woman | +0.65% |
| 2003 | 1.55 births per woman | +1.97% |
| 2002 | 1.52 births per woman | -1.30% |
| 2001 | 1.54 births per woman | +1.99% |
| 2000 | 1.51 births per woman | -2.58% |
| 1999 | 1.55 births per woman | -0.64% |
| 1998 | 1.56 births per woman | -0.64% |
| 1997 | 1.57 births per woman | -3.68% |
| 1996 | 1.63 births per woman | -2.40% |
| 1995 | 1.67 births per woman | -1.18% |
| 1994 | 1.69 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1993 | 1.69 births per woman | -1.17% |
| 1992 | 1.71 births per woman | -0.58% |
| 1991 | 1.72 births per woman | -6.01% |
| 1990 | 1.83 births per woman | +3.39% |
| 1989 | 1.77 births per woman | +5.36% |
| 1988 | 1.68 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1987 | 1.68 births per woman | +0.30% |
| 1986 | 1.675 births per woman | +0.30% |
| 1985 | 1.67 births per woman | +1.21% |
| 1984 | 1.65 births per woman | -1.79% |
| 1983 | 1.68 births per woman | -0.59% |
| 1982 | 1.69 births per woman | -0.59% |
| 1981 | 1.7 births per woman | -2.30% |
| 1980 | 1.74 births per woman | -0.80% |
| 1979 | 1.754 births per woman | -0.79% |
| 1978 | 1.768 births per woman | -0.79% |
| 1977 | 1.782 births per woman | -0.78% |
| 1976 | 1.796 births per woman | -1.54% |
| 1975 | 1.824 births per woman | -0.71% |
| 1974 | 1.837 births per woman | -2.80% |
| 1973 | 1.89 births per woman | -4.55% |
| 1972 | 1.98 births per woman | -7.52% |
| 1971 | 2.141 births per woman | -5.18% |
| 1970 | 2.258 births per woman | -3.26% |
| 1969 | 2.334 births per woman | -2.18% |
| 1968 | 2.386 births per woman | -5.62% |
| 1967 | 2.528 births per woman | -8.04% |
| 1966 | 2.749 births per woman | -11.75% |
| 1965 | 3.115 births per woman | -9.87% |
| 1964 | 3.456 births per woman | -4.19% |
| 1963 | 3.607 births per woman | -2.01% |
| 1962 | 3.681 births per woman | -1.92% |
| 1961 | 3.753 births per woman | -1.52% |
| 1960 | 3.811 births per woman | — |
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