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Table A-2.3
Total fertility rate by birth order (per 1,000 women), Canada, provinces and territories, 1981 to 2005
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| Birth order | N.L. | P.E.I. | N.S. | N.B. | Que. | Ont. | Man. | Sask. | Alta. | B.C. | Y.T. | N.W.T. | Nvt. | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rate per 1,000 women | ||||||||||||||
| 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| 1st order | .. | 707.6 | 722.5 | 700.5 | 711.1 | 695.1 | 718.0 | 773.7 | 802.8 | 764.4 | 1,009.8 | 1,001.2 | .. | 725.7 |
| 2nd order | .. | 598.1 | 544.3 | 597.9 | 567.4 | 554.0 | 610.5 | 673.2 | 607.9 | 546.1 | 670.1 | 752.7 | .. | 571.6 |
| 3rd order | .. | 340.2 | 236.2 | 249.4 | 219.8 | 229.4 | 296.1 | 393.4 | 276.3 | 218.7 | 251.9 | 438.6 | .. | 241.0 |
| 4th order | .. | 144.4 | 69.2 | 80.2 | 53.1 | 66.1 | 110.7 | 155.5 | 97.4 | 64.4 | 71.0 | 233.3 | .. | 71.6 |
| 5th order and over | .. | 93.0 | 47.4 | 44.2 | 23.5 | 32.2 | 84.4 | 110.2 | 67.4 | 32.9 | 47.6 | 418.1 | .. | 39.7 |
| 1986 | ||||||||||||||
| 1st order | .. | 647.1 | 672.3 | 649.9 | 658.5 | 698.9 | 733.5 | 737.4 | 751.5 | 683.8 | 889.9 | 1,015.7 | .. | 694.2 |
| 2nd order | .. | 630.9 | 556.9 | 555.5 | 488.3 | 567.1 | 616.3 | 649.9 | 643.7 | 585.8 | 613.2 | 802.7 | .. | 562.1 |
| 3rd order | .. | 328.1 | 247.0 | 237.8 | 168.5 | 236.8 | 296.7 | 373.7 | 288.7 | 241.7 | 280.5 | 436.7 | .. | 233.6 |
| 4th order | .. | 127.5 | 73.1 | 60.2 | 41.4 | 67.1 | 101.9 | 150.4 | 100.7 | 71.6 | 89.5 | 246.0 | .. | 69.5 |
| 5th order and over | .. | 59.3 | 31.8 | 27.9 | 17.6 | 27.6 | 75.3 | 103.6 | 57.2 | 29.2 | 79.0 | 351.1 | .. | 33.7 |
| 1991 | ||||||||||||||
| 1st order | 645.1 | 729.8 | 729.0 | 722.6 | 802.6 | 761.4 | 841.0 | 754.4 | 785.9 | 759.6 | 994.0 | 989.7 | 903.4 | 774.1 |
| 2nd order | 516.6 | 647.4 | 538.3 | 550.4 | 566.6 | 578.9 | 611.7 | 671.7 | 640.6 | 578.3 | 700.4 | 734.4 | 949.0 | 584.0 |
| 3rd order | 192.8 | 311.0 | 224.8 | 205.3 | 208.0 | 240.4 | 311.9 | 369.4 | 302.2 | 243.6 | 293.3 | 389.8 | 663.3 | 244.1 |
| 4th order | 60.7 | 107.6 | 64.1 | 56.1 | 53.2 | 71.6 | 122.2 | 151.9 | 104.2 | 69.8 | 106.4 | 201.3 | 443.4 | 74.2 |
| 5th order and over | 26.7 | 56.5 | 28.4 | 20.6 | 21.7 | 33.0 | 83.4 | 95.2 | 61.1 | 32.0 | 58.8 | 124.8 | 558.8 | 36.6 |
| 1996 | ||||||||||||||
| 1st order | 622.5 | 728.6 | 705.6 | 684.5 | 738.8 | 718.9 | 804.2 | 726.4 | 723.8 | 728.1 | 845.7 | 885.2 | 939.5 | 727.0 |
| 2nd order | 490.8 | 600.4 | 530.4 | 518.8 | 570.3 | 571.2 | 591.1 | 610.1 | 609.0 | 537.5 | 528.8 | 708.5 | 815.3 | 569.0 |
| 3rd order | 141.7 | 275.3 | 204.8 | 193.1 | 214.4 | 219.7 | 292.3 | 331.5 | 265.2 | 199.5 | 205.2 | 355.0 | 568.8 | 224.6 |
| 4th order | 38.5 | 98.6 | 52.4 | 48.3 | 61.4 | 66.2 | 121.2 | 135.8 | 92.1 | 61.8 | 90.0 | 180.8 | 430.7 | 70.5 |
| 5th order and over | 11.8 | 39.8 | 25.2 | 18.1 | 27.4 | 34.3 | 90.6 | 98.1 | 58.6 | 27.5 | 39.0 | 104.9 | 630.0 | 37.7 |
| 1997 | ||||||||||||||
| 1st order | 621.1 | 725.2 | 673.0 | 683.8 | 707.8 | 681.0 | 758.9 | 698.6 | 706.2 | 690.6 | 837.9 | 798.2 | 917.0 | 695.1 |
| 2nd order | 468.0 | 556.8 | 520.8 | 520.0 | 548.2 | 553.1 | 584.1 | 597.0 | 594.0 | 529.5 | 654.6 | 642.1 | 790.6 | 553.1 |
| 3rd order | 140.7 | 273.7 | 190.2 | 175.1 | 200.2 | 210.5 | 278.7 | 328.5 | 249.3 | 186.8 | 241.4 | 309.4 | 576.8 | 213.0 |
| 4th order | 33.7 | 61.1 | 53.7 | 46.7 | 57.6 | 61.6 | 112.7 | 137.7 | 91.0 | 56.8 | 88.3 | 143.6 | 442.3 | 66.5 |
| 5th order and over | 18.5 | 39.6 | 23.6 | 18.6 | 26.6 | 32.1 | 92.3 | 99.3 | 58.3 | 27.3 | 34.8 | 127.5 | 621.2 | 36.8 |
| 1998 | ||||||||||||||
| 1st order | 609.9 | 663.2 | 660.6 | 681.3 | 689.8 | 686.2 | 761.5 | 711.2 | 722.7 | 677.4 | 692.3 | 790.1 | 857.0 | 692.4 |
| 2nd order | 455.7 | 572.8 | 518.5 | 548.5 | 543.8 | 558.0 | 565.7 | 606.7 | 597.1 | 518.4 | 638.3 | 548.4 | 739.5 | 552.8 |
| 3rd order | 133.2 | 253.2 | 182.8 | 174.9 | 179.6 | 209.5 | 283.5 | 319.4 | 256.5 | 181.1 | 204.5 | 358.6 | 479.2 | 207.4 |
| 4th order | 28.4 | 79.9 | 52.3 | 45.7 | 53.4 | 61.6 | 125.4 | 131.2 | 88.5 | 53.8 | 72.3 | 156.2 | 382.4 | 65.1 |
| 5th order and over | 13.4 | 26.7 | 24.2 | 17.2 | 26.3 | 33.0 | 96.0 | 103.0 | 58.5 | 25.9 | 21.4 | 123.4 | 528.5 | 37.0 |
| 1999 | ||||||||||||||
| 1st order | 631.3 | 715.8 | 677.5 | 680.9 | 689.4 | 690.5 | 764.0 | 693.1 | 727.7 | 672.0 | 757.8 | 775.8 | 988.2 | 695.2 |
| 2nd order | 493.2 | 567.3 | 521.7 | 514.1 | 528.7 | 548.7 | 562.4 | 626.5 | 588.1 | 503.0 | 568.3 | 586.0 | 663.3 | 543.3 |
| 3rd order | 126.8 | 244.5 | 176.9 | 183.5 | 173.6 | 206.7 | 286.7 | 318.8 | 256.5 | 177.3 | 206.0 | 283.7 | 648.2 | 204.7 |
| 4th order | 36.8 | 69.2 | 55.0 | 47.2 | 50.0 | 59.8 | 117.1 | 133.1 | 91.3 | 50.8 | 50.0 | 169.7 | 382.7 | 63.6 |
| 5th order and over | 12.9 | 29.0 | 24.9 | 15.8 | 26.2 | 32.0 | 98.2 | 99.2 | 58.5 | 25.5 | 24.7 | 121.0 | 560.7 | 36.5 |
| 2000 | ||||||||||||||
| 1st order | 629.9 | 685.1 | 651.0 | 667.3 | 691.8 | 677.5 | 720.6 | 684.6 | 705.1 | 643.5 | 745.3 | 818.7 | 930.1 | 681.9 |
| 2nd order | 493.8 | 572.0 | 484.2 | 518.6 | 509.3 | 525.0 | 585.6 | 593.2 | 563.5 | 493.8 | 585.8 | 609.4 | 774.7 | 525.2 |
| 3rd order | 130.7 | 222.5 | 195.4 | 170.5 | 174.2 | 198.0 | 287.9 | 302.8 | 243.4 | 179.4 | 208.5 | 302.0 | 486.0 | 200.1 |
| 4th order | 31.3 | 73.5 | 53.9 | 42.9 | 49.8 | 59.2 | 119.4 | 142.1 | 86.9 | 53.7 | 64.6 | 150.2 | 384.1 | 63.4 |
| 5th order and over | 14.2 | 20.3 | 25.1 | 16.5 | 26.4 | 31.5 | 102.3 | 111.2 | 57.9 | 25.7 | 29.4 | 132.6 | 586.3 | 36.9 |
| 2001 | ||||||||||||||
| 1st order | 626.4 | 631.2 | 622.4 | 654.4 | 697.3 | 684.2 | 687.3 | 694.0 | 705.9 | 630.0 | 753.4 | 744.7 | 894.9 | 681.9 |
| 2nd order | 503.3 | 589.2 | 513.5 | 528.8 | 545.2 | 552.9 | 611.1 | 624.3 | 580.7 | 512.2 | 458.6 | 529.6 | 735.0 | 551.7 |
| 3rd order | 125.3 | 230.0 | 190.8 | 165.9 | 174.8 | 201.4 | 290.5 | 325.3 | 239.9 | 176.3 | 253.0 | 277.4 | 521.0 | 201.4 |
| 4th order | 30.9 | 66.2 | 51.7 | 40.9 | 51.8 | 58.5 | 117.7 | 135.8 | 86.2 | 50.4 | 74.9 | 173.6 | 334.9 | 62.6 |
| 5th order and over | 13.1 | 24.2 | 23.6 | 18.1 | 24.5 | 31.5 | 111.5 | 114.5 | 57.9 | 26.6 | 32.1 | 109.1 | 574.5 | 36.9 |
| 2002 | ||||||||||||||
| 1st order | 622.3 | 623.0 | 627.7 | 665.1 | 695.0 | 668.4 | 697.4 | 667.0 | 714.9 | 621.5 | 752.4 | 844.9 | 913.1 | 675.4 |
| 2nd order | 503.6 | 544.4 | 493.7 | 501.0 | 523.0 | 528.6 | 586.4 | 594.7 | 585.0 | 503.7 | 502.5 | 491.9 | 724.7 | 533.5 |
| 3rd order | 135.9 | 226.6 | 175.4 | 164.6 | 173.0 | 190.9 | 281.1 | 310.8 | 242.3 | 178.3 | 233.5 | 316.5 | 514.3 | 196.3 |
| 4th order | 29.5 | 71.4 | 55.1 | 41.6 | 49.9 | 57.6 | 121.6 | 135.8 | 88.7 | 51.6 | 58.1 | 109.0 | 293.2 | 62.4 |
| 5th order and over | 18.0 | 20.9 | 23.0 | 17.6 | 25.7 | 30.9 | 117.8 | 122.3 | 60.5 | 26.6 | 31.1 | 129.7 | 582.9 | 37.7 |
| 2003 | ||||||||||||||
| 1st order | 657.2 | 674.1 | 628.2 | 670.4 | 715.6 | 686.8 | 696.5 | 691.1 | 755.7 | 637.4 | 647.9 | 968.5 | 925.4 | 696.0 |
| 2nd order | 482.0 | 555.4 | 502.5 | 512.3 | 517.7 | 528.5 | 577.4 | 610.0 | 585.2 | 506.1 | 551.0 | 584.9 | 695.8 | 533.4 |
| 3rd order | 135.4 | 261.2 | 180.0 | 170.7 | 177.7 | 192.0 | 287.7 | 328.7 | 248.9 | 179.3 | 242.4 | 269.4 | 523.5 | 199.9 |
| 4th order | 35.2 | 60.6 | 50.9 | 49.1 | 50.5 | 57.8 | 122.8 | 129.3 | 87.1 | 48.9 | 63.7 | 103.3 | 387.3 | 62.1 |
| 5th order and over | 16.2 | 21.6 | 23.9 | 17.6 | 26.5 | 31.3 | 122.9 | 121.6 | 61.9 | 26.5 | 24.6 | 128.7 | 560.8 | 38.3 |
| 2004 | ||||||||||||||
| 1st order | 652.1 | 653.1 | 641.3 | 650.4 | 704.5 | 694.8 | 684.7 | 697.5 | 761.9 | 640.1 | 845.8 | 983.4 | 939.5 | 697.5 |
| 2nd order | 472.3 | 537.3 | 498.3 | 514.1 | 524.1 | 532.1 | 573.0 | 617.7 | 577.8 | 500.9 | 530.0 | 484.5 | 645.5 | 534.6 |
| 3rd order | 134.8 | 245.9 | 192.5 | 170.6 | 176.7 | 191.7 | 281.7 | 292.2 | 245.8 | 173.8 | 236.0 | 290.6 | 529.1 | 197.7 |
| 4th order | 31.7 | 75.6 | 54.0 | 45.0 | 50.2 | 56.4 | 122.4 | 136.0 | 90.6 | 50.3 | 69.3 | 162.4 | 372.0 | 62.4 |
| 5th order and over | 15.1 | 22.6 | 24.5 | 22.5 | 24.7 | 31.1 | 116.7 | 115.6 | 62.1 | 24.6 | 11.9 | 116.9 | 496.2 | 37.2 |
| 2005 | ||||||||||||||
| 1st order | 655.4 | 654.7 | 639.7 | 663.9 | 714.5 | 692.6 | 700.6 | 699.8 | 759.5 | 643.2 | 683.3 | 948.7 | 775.3 | 699.7 |
| 2nd order | 487.5 | 515.8 | 491.7 | 506.0 | 540.1 | 536.0 | 567.7 | 609.8 | 588.3 | 498.8 | 489.5 | 581.2 | 724.3 | 540.6 |
| 3rd order | 143.2 | 211.8 | 183.6 | 174.1 | 181.4 | 194.8 | 290.6 | 306.4 | 243.2 | 171.9 | 200.7 | 314.9 | 409.7 | 200.0 |
| 4th order | 37.8 | 67.2 | 58.0 | 47.1 | 53.0 | 56.9 | 128.8 | 136.9 | 89.4 | 51.3 | 76.7 | 155.5 | 315.0 | 63.6 |
| 5th order and over | 15.9 | 25.3 | 24.9 | 17.0 | 26.6 | 31.7 | 133.6 | 117.5 | 66.4 | 24.8 | 27.4 | 109.3 | 497.7 | 39.0 |
| Note: Nunavut is included in the Northwest Territories before 1991. 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. |
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