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Table A-2.1
Births and birth rates, Canada, provinces and territories, 1981 to 2005

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Year N.L. P.E.I. N.S. N.B. Que. Ont. Man. Sask. Alta. B.C. Y.T. N.W.T. Nvt. Canada
  number
1981 9,120 1,897 12,079 10,503 95,322 122,183 16,073 17,209 42,638 41,474 536 1,302 … 370,336
1986 7,618 1,928 12,358 9,788 84,634 133,882 17,009 17,513 43,744 41,967 483 830 677 372,431
1991 7,166 1,885 12,016 9,497 97,310 151,478 17,282 15,304 42,776 45,612 568 911 723 402,533
1996 5,747 1,694 10,573 8,176 85,226 140,012 15,478 13,300 37,851 46,138 443 815 747 366,200
1997 5,416 1,591 9,952 7,922 79,774 133,004 14,655 12,860 36,905 44,577 474 723 745 348,598
1998 4,994 1,504 9,595 7,885 75,856 132,618 14,461 12,777 37,905 43,072 396 681 667 342,418
1999 5,055 1,515 9,575 7,615 73,596 131,080 14,315 12,604 38,171 41,939 383 659 737 337,249
2000 4,869 1,441 9,116 7,347 72,007 127,408 14,090 12,140 37,006 40,672 370 673 727 327,882
2001 4,716 1,380 8,909 7,195 73,695 131,709 14,002 12,275 37,619 40,575 344 613 710 333,744
2002 4,651 1,328 8,663 7,046 72,477 128,528 13,888 11,761 38,691 40,065 339 635 726 328,802
2003 4,629 1,417 8,650 7,117 73,905 130,927 13,940 12,038 40,287 40,496 335 701 758 335,202
2004 4,488 1,390 8,734 6,959 74,072 132,551 13,811 11,983 40,779 40,489 365 698 747 337,072
2005 4,501 1,340 8,557 6,892 76,346 133,760 14,145 11,967 42,110 40,827 320 712 699 342,176
  rate per 1,000
1981 15.9 15.3 14.1 14.9 14.6 13.9 15.5 17.6 18.6 14.7 22.4 27.4 … 14.9
1986 13.2 15.0 13.9 13.5 12.6 14.2 15.6 17.0 18.0 14.0 19.7 15.2 12.4 14.3
1991 12.4 14.5 13.1 12.7 13.8 14.5 15.6 15.3 16.5 13.5 19.6 23.5 18.7 14.4
1996 10.3 12.5 11.4 10.9 11.8 12.6 13.6 13.1 13.6 11.9 14.1 19.5 17.9 12.4
1997 9.8 11.7 10.7 10.5 11.0 11.8 12.9 12.6 13.0 11.3 14.9 17.4 17.9 11.7
1998 9.2 11.1 10.3 10.5 10.4 11.7 12.7 12.6 13.1 10.8 12.7 16.7 16.3 11.4
1999 9.5 11.1 10.3 10.1 10.0 11.4 12.5 12.4 12.9 10.5 12.4 16.2 18.1 11.1
2000 9.2 10.6 9.8 9.8 9.8 10.9 12.3 12.0 12.3 10.1 12.2 16.6 18.0 10.7
2001 9.0 10.1 9.6 9.6 10.0 11.1 12.2 12.3 12.3 9.9 11.4 15.0 17.4 10.8
2002 9.0 9.7 9.3 9.4 9.7 10.6 12.0 11.8 12.4 9.7 11.2 15.3 17.5 10.5
2003 8.9 10.3 9.2 9.5 9.9 10.7 12.0 12.1 12.7 9.7 11.0 16.6 17.9 10.6
2004 8.7 10.1 9.3 9.3 9.8 10.7 11.8 12.0 12.7 9.6 11.8 16.3 17.4 10.5
2005 8.8 9.7 9.1 9.2 10.0 10.6 12.0 12.1 12.8 9.6 10.3 16.7 16.4 10.6
Note:  Nunavut is included in the Northwest Territories before 1986.Sources:  Statistics Canada, Health Statistics Division and Demography Division.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2008, Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada: 2005 and 2006, catalogue number 91-209-X.
Date Modified: 2009-11-18

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