Tables for Fertility: Overview, 2008
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Year | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Prince Edward Island |
Nova Scotia |
New Brunswick |
Québec |
Ontario |
Manitoba |
Saskatchewan |
Alberta |
British Columbia |
Yukon |
Northwest Territories |
Nunavut |
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 | 1,507 | … | 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 |
1992 | 6,918 | 1,850 | 11,874 | 9,389 | 96,146 | 150,593 | 16,590 | 15,004 | 42,039 | 46,156 | 529 | 852 | 702 | 398,643 |
1993 | 6,421 | 1,754 | 11,568 | 9,049 | 92,391 | 147,848 | 16,709 | 14,269 | 40,292 | 46,026 | 508 | 834 | 725 | 388,394 |
1994 | 6,339 | 1,716 | 11,099 | 8,978 | 90,578 | 147,068 | 16,480 | 14,038 | 39,796 | 46,998 | 442 | 824 | 756 | 385,114 |
1995 | 5,859 | 1,754 | 10,726 | 8,563 | 87,417 | 146,263 | 16,113 | 13,499 | 38,914 | 46,820 | 470 | 874 | 739 | 378,016 |
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 |
2006 | 4,542 | 1,413 | 8,485 | 7,030 | 81,937 | 135,595 | 14,565 | 12,288 | 45,229 | 41,729 | 364 | 687 | 747 | 354,617 |
2007 | 4,553 | 1,389 | 8,868 | 7,146 | 84,387 | 138,436 | 15,285 | 13,248 | 49,028 | 43,649 | 355 | 725 | 794 | 367,864 |
2008 | 4,898 | 1,483 | 9,188 | 7,402 | 87,870 | 140,791 | 15,485 | 13,737 | 50,856 | 44,276 | 373 | 721 | 805 | 377,886 |
rate per 1,000 | ||||||||||||||
1981 | 15.9 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.9 | 15.5 | 17.6 | 18.6 | 14.7 | 22.4 | 27.5 | … | 14.9 |
1986 | 13.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 13.5 | 12.6 | 14.2 | 15.6 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 14.0 | 19.8 | 27.6 | … | 14.3 |
1991 | 12.4 | 14.5 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 13.8 | 14.5 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 16.5 | 13.5 | 19.7 | 23.5 | 32.6 | 14.4 |
1992 | 11.9 | 14.1 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 13.5 | 14.2 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 16.0 | 13.3 | 17.6 | 21.6 | 30.7 | 14.1 |
1993 | 11.1 | 13.3 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 15.0 | 14.2 | 15.1 | 12.9 | 16.7 | 20.9 | 30.8 | 13.5 |
1994 | 11.0 | 12.9 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 14.7 | 13.9 | 14.7 | 12.8 | 14.9 | 20.3 | 31.0 | 13.3 |
1995 | 10.3 | 13.0 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 13.4 | 14.3 | 13.3 | 14.2 | 12.4 | 15.4 | 21.1 | 29.6 | 12.9 |
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 | 29.1 | 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 | 28.8 | 11.7 |
1998 | 9.3 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 10.8 | 12.7 | 16.7 | 25.3 | 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 | 27.5 | 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 | 26.4 | 10.7 |
2001 | 9.0 | 10.1 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 11.1 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 10.0 | 11.4 | 15.0 | 25.2 | 10.8 |
2002 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 10.6 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 12.4 | 9.8 | 11.2 | 15.2 | 25.2 | 10.5 |
2003 | 8.9 | 10.3 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 10.7 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.7 | 9.8 | 10.8 | 16.5 | 25.9 | 10.6 |
2004 | 8.7 | 10.1 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 9.7 | 11.6 | 16.1 | 25.0 | 10.6 |
2005 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 10.1 | 10.7 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.7 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 16.4 | 23.0 | 10.6 |
2006 | 8.9 | 10.2 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 13.2 | 9.8 | 11.3 | 15.9 | 24.3 | 10.9 |
2007 | 9.0 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 14.0 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 16.6 | 25.4 | 11.2 |
2008 | 9.7 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 14.2 | 10.1 | 11.3 | 16.5 | 25.5 | 11.3 |
Note: Nunavut is included in the Northwest Territories before 1991. Sources: Statistics Canada, Health Statistics Division, Vital Statistics and Demography Division, demographic estimates. |
Year | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Prince Edward Island |
Nova Scotia |
New Brunswick |
Québec |
Ontario |
Manitoba |
Saskatchewan |
Alberta |
British Columbia |
Yukon |
Northwest Territories |
Nunavut |
Canada |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
number of children per woman | ||||||||||||||
1981 | … | 1.89 | 1.62 | 1.67 | 1.58 | 1.58 | 1.83 | 2.11 | 1.86 | 1.63 | 2.06 | 2.88 | … | 1.65 |
1986 | … | 1.80 | 1.58 | 1.53 | 1.38 | 1.60 | 1.83 | 2.02 | 1.84 | 1.61 | 1.96 | 2.87 | … | 1.59 |
1991 | 1.44 | 1.86 | 1.59 | 1.56 | 1.65 | 1.69 | 1.98 | 2.05 | 1.90 | 1.68 | 2.17 | 2.45 | 3.55 | 1.72 |
1992 | 1.41 | 1.85 | 1.59 | 1.56 | 1.67 | 1.68 | 1.93 | 2.05 | 1.87 | 1.67 | 1.94 | 2.30 | 3.39 | 1.71 |
1993 | 1.32 | 1.77 | 1.57 | 1.53 | 1.64 | 1.67 | 1.97 | 1.99 | 1.82 | 1.64 | 1.92 | 2.23 | 3.50 | 1.68 |
1994 | 1.34 | 1.74 | 1.54 | 1.55 | 1.64 | 1.67 | 1.98 | 1.98 | 1.82 | 1.64 | 1.73 | 2.23 | 3.50 | 1.69 |
1995 | 1.28 | 1.79 | 1.52 | 1.51 | 1.62 | 1.67 | 1.96 | 1.92 | 1.80 | 1.62 | 1.85 | 2.35 | 3.42 | 1.67 |
1996 | 1.31 | 1.74 | 1.52 | 1.46 | 1.61 | 1.61 | 1.90 | 1.91 | 1.75 | 1.56 | 1.70 | 2.24 | 3.39 | 1.63 |
1997 | 1.28 | 1.66 | 1.46 | 1.45 | 1.54 | 1.54 | 1.83 | 1.87 | 1.70 | 1.49 | 1.86 | 2.03 | 3.39 | 1.57 |
1998 | 1.24 | 1.60 | 1.44 | 1.47 | 1.49 | 1.55 | 1.84 | 1.88 | 1.73 | 1.46 | 1.63 | 1.99 | 3.02 | 1.56 |
1999 | 1.30 | 1.63 | 1.46 | 1.44 | 1.47 | 1.54 | 1.83 | 1.88 | 1.73 | 1.43 | 1.61 | 1.94 | 3.27 | 1.54 |
2000 | 1.30 | 1.58 | 1.41 | 1.42 | 1.45 | 1.49 | 1.82 | 1.84 | 1.66 | 1.40 | 1.64 | 2.03 | 3.19 | 1.51 |
2001 | 1.30 | 1.55 | 1.40 | 1.41 | 1.50 | 1.53 | 1.82 | 1.90 | 1.67 | 1.40 | 1.57 | 1.84 | 3.08 | 1.54 |
2002 | 1.31 | 1.49 | 1.38 | 1.40 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.81 | 1.84 | 1.69 | 1.39 | 1.56 | 1.89 | 3.02 | 1.51 |
2003 | 1.33 | 1.60 | 1.39 | 1.43 | 1.50 | 1.51 | 1.82 | 1.88 | 1.74 | 1.42 | 1.50 | 2.05 | 3.09 | 1.54 |
2004 | 1.32 | 1.58 | 1.41 | 1.42 | 1.50 | 1.53 | 1.79 | 1.86 | 1.74 | 1.43 | 1.63 | 2.02 | 2.96 | 1.55 |
2005 | 1.36 | 1.54 | 1.40 | 1.43 | 1.54 | 1.54 | 1.84 | 1.87 | 1.74 | 1.44 | 1.41 | 2.07 | 2.72 | 1.57 |
2006 | 1.41 | 1.65 | 1.40 | 1.48 | 1.65 | 1.55 | 1.89 | 1.91 | 1.81 | 1.47 | 1.61 | 2.01 | 2.82 | 1.61 |
2007 | 1.45 | 1.63 | 1.48 | 1.52 | 1.68 | 1.57 | 1.96 | 2.03 | 1.90 | 1.51 | 1.58 | 2.11 | 2.97 | 1.66 |
2008 | 1.58 | 1.73 | 1.54 | 1.59 | 1.74 | 1.58 | 1.96 | 2.05 | 1.92 | 1.51 | 1.64 | 2.08 | 2.98 | 1.68 |
Notes: Births to mothers for whom the age is unknown were prorated. Nunavut is included in the Northwest Territories before 1991. Data by age of mother not available in Newfoundland and Labrador before 1991. Sources: Statistics Canada, Health Statistics Division, Vital Statistics and Demography Division, demographic estimates. |
Census metropolitan area | Province | Nombre d'enfants par femme |
---|---|---|
Abbotsford-Mission | Colombie-Britannique | 2.02 |
Barrie | Ontario | 1.89 |
Ottawa-Gatineau, Quebec part | Québec | 1.83 |
Guelph | Ontario | 1.82 |
Regina | Saskatchewan | 1.82 |
Calgary | Alberta | 1.80 |
Edmonton | Alberta | 1.78 |
Saguenay | Québec | 1.73 |
Saskatoon | Saskatchewan | 1.72 |
Trois-Rivières | Québec | 1.70 |
Saint John | Nouveau-Brunswick | 1.69 |
Montréal | Québec | 1.66 |
Oshawa | Ontario | 1.65 |
Québec | Québec | 1.63 |
Sherbrooke | Québec | 1.62 |
St. John's | Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador | 1.61 |
Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo | Ontario | 1.61 |
Brantford | Ontario | 1.60 |
Winnipeg | Manitoba | 1.60 |
Hamilton | Ontario | 1.59 |
Peterborough | Ontario | 1.57 |
London | Ontario | 1.57 |
Moncton | Nouveau-Brunswick | 1.56 |
Greater Sudbury | Ontario | 1.56 |
Windsor | Ontario | 1.54 |
Toronto | Ontario | 1.54 |
Kelowna | Colombie-Britannique | 1.54 |
Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario part | Ontario | 1.53 |
St. Catharines-Niagara | Ontario | 1.49 |
Kingston | Ontario | 1.48 |
Thunder Bay | Ontario | 1.48 |
Halifax | Nouvelle-Écosse | 1.43 |
Vancouver | Colombie-Britannique | 1.36 |
Victoria | Colombie-Britannique | 1.33 |
Census metropolitan areas | 1.59 | |
Non-CMA | 1.90 | |
Canada | 1.68 | |
Sources: Statistics Canada, Health Statistics Division, Vital Statistics and Demography Division, demographic estimates. |
Age group | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Prince Edward Island |
Nova Scotia |
New Brunswick |
Québec |
Ontario |
Manitoba |
Saskatchewan |
Alberta |
British Columbia |
Yukon |
Northwest Territories |
Nunavut |
Canada |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
rate per 1,000 women | ||||||||||||||
1981 | ||||||||||||||
Less than 20 years | .. | 33.3 | 35.3 | 35.2 | 14.9 | 22.6 | 40.1 | 49.2 | 42.9 | 28.1 | 65.1 | 113.6 | .. | 26.1 |
20 to 24 years | .. | 106.8 | 101.6 | 112.7 | 84.9 | 84.2 | 105.0 | 135.0 | 106.8 | 92.5 | 132.0 | 165.6 | .. | 92.3 |
25 to 29 years | .. | 133.3 | 112.6 | 116.3 | 128.8 | 118.3 | 129.1 | 147.3 | 131.0 | 117.5 | 122.8 | 145.7 | .. | 123.9 |
30 to 34 years | .. | 72.5 | 56.6 | 53.3 | 67.2 | 67.4 | 67.8 | 69.0 | 70.6 | 67.2 | 76.9 | 93.0 | .. | 67.0 |
35 to 39 years | .. | 26.1 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 18.1 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 19.6 | 20.5 | 18.8 | 18.3 | 45.4 | .. | 19.2 |
40 to 44 years | .. | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 10.8 | .. | 3.2 |
45 years and over | .. | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | .. | 0.1 |
1986 | ||||||||||||||
Less than 20 years | .. | 32.6 | 27.7 | 29.2 | 15.0 | 19.9 | 36.9 | 46.2 | 34.8 | 21.6 | 32.2 | 113.6 | .. | 23.1 |
20 to 24 years | .. | 90.6 | 84.3 | 92.6 | 70.2 | 73.0 | 91.6 | 118.1 | 96.3 | 81.6 | 106.2 | 166.6 | .. | 79.5 |
25 to 29 years | .. | 127.3 | 115.8 | 116.1 | 112.4 | 119.9 | 130.4 | 142.0 | 130.1 | 115.9 | 134.5 | 144.2 | .. | 119.7 |
30 to 34 years | .. | 74.8 | 69.0 | 52.7 | 59.7 | 79.3 | 80.0 | 75.1 | 83.2 | 76.4 | 78.4 | 99.8 | .. | 72.9 |
35 to 39 years | .. | 29.4 | 18.0 | 14.7 | 17.2 | 25.1 | 24.5 | 22.0 | 24.4 | 25.1 | 37.3 | 36.8 | .. | 22.3 |
40 to 44 years | .. | 4.6 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 11.9 | .. | 3.2 |
45 years and over | .. | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | .. | 0.1 |
1991 | ||||||||||||||
Less than 20 years | 31.0 | 34.4 | 31.4 | 31.1 | 17.5 | 22.5 | 45.0 | 47.2 | 39.0 | 25.5 | 45.4 | 82.2 | 159.8 | 26.2 |
20 to 24 years | 80.8 | 86.1 | 80.6 | 91.7 | 80.8 | 68.1 | 97.8 | 112.5 | 94.4 | 78.0 | 123.2 | 130.7 | 247.6 | 79.2 |
25 to 29 years | 101.0 | 137.3 | 111.8 | 111.9 | 129.5 | 119.2 | 132.8 | 140.8 | 124.5 | 113.1 | 132.3 | 129.1 | 150.3 | 122.1 |
30 to 34 years | 57.8 | 80.9 | 69.5 | 59.9 | 78.0 | 92.1 | 88.2 | 80.5 | 86.9 | 84.9 | 89.1 | 106.9 | 94.8 | 84.4 |
35 to 39 years | 16.2 | 30.5 | 22.1 | 15.2 | 23.0 | 33.3 | 27.8 | 24.8 | 31.2 | 30.6 | 34.9 | 40.5 | 50.7 | 28.4 |
40 to 44 years | 2.4 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 7.9 | 5.4 | 8.3 | 3.9 |
45 years and over | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
1996 | ||||||||||||||
Less than 20 years | 23.9 | 29.8 | 28.4 | 26.9 | 16.5 | 20.1 | 40.9 | 40.0 | 28.5 | 19.3 | 33.1 | 61.2 | 157.0 | 22.4 |
20 to 24 years | 63.9 | 80.4 | 72.1 | 76.9 | 72.6 | 58.1 | 92.7 | 97.1 | 79.5 | 65.2 | 88.5 | 136.6 | 202.9 | 68.7 |
25 to 29 years | 92.2 | 121.3 | 100.9 | 102.5 | 119.2 | 104.9 | 120.6 | 130.2 | 115.8 | 99.5 | 99.3 | 111.6 | 173.3 | 109.6 |
30 to 34 years | 63.0 | 84.4 | 74.5 | 65.1 | 81.9 | 94.8 | 89.6 | 81.4 | 87.8 | 85.6 | 77.7 | 93.8 | 87.0 | 87.2 |
35 to 39 years | 16.5 | 29.1 | 24.6 | 18.8 | 27.4 | 38.5 | 30.8 | 26.7 | 32.5 | 34.9 | 33.6 | 37.6 | 45.4 | 32.6 |
40 to 44 years | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 5.1 |
45 years and over | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
2001 | ||||||||||||||
Less than 20 years | 17.9 | 17.4 | 16.6 | 20.1 | 13.5 | 13.0 | 33.1 | 32.3 | 21.2 | 13.2 | 25.0 | 45.9 | 120.4 | 16.1 |
20 to 24 years | 55.1 | 63.9 | 56.9 | 68.8 | 57.5 | 48.1 | 81.5 | 93.3 | 69.1 | 47.3 | 86.1 | 101.8 | 213.9 | 56.5 |
25 to 29 years | 91.2 | 109.8 | 91.9 | 98.8 | 109.1 | 96.3 | 113.7 | 128.4 | 105.9 | 86.3 | 82.5 | 93.7 | 124.6 | 100.4 |
30 to 34 years | 70.1 | 86.3 | 82.8 | 69.7 | 84.5 | 99.2 | 94.1 | 89.9 | 94.8 | 85.7 | 81.5 | 77.1 | 87.7 | 91.5 |
35 to 39 years | 21.8 | 25.5 | 27.6 | 21.2 | 28.6 | 41.5 | 34.9 | 28.6 | 36.3 | 39.1 | 29.4 | 40.6 | 40.1 | 35.7 |
40 to 44 years | 2.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 20.2 | 6.1 |
45 years and over | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
2006 | ||||||||||||||
Less than 20 years | 16.6 | 12.4 | 14.8 | 18.5 | 9.4 | 10.5 | 30.2 | 33.8 | 19.6 | 10.9 | 19.1 | 40.7 | 118.3 | 13.5 |
20 to 24 years | 56.8 | 61.1 | 52.4 | 64.3 | 52.1 | 41.9 | 79.3 | 85.4 | 67.5 | 42.9 | 73.2 | 90.6 | 173.2 | 51.4 |
25 to 29 years | 92.8 | 103.3 | 86.4 | 100.5 | 113.5 | 92.3 | 115.9 | 124.5 | 112.6 | 83.5 | 85.8 | 111.9 | 131.5 | 100.5 |
30 to 34 years | 80.5 | 101.8 | 86.4 | 81.0 | 107.0 | 106.3 | 101.7 | 96.7 | 107.5 | 96.6 | 87.5 | 97.5 | 79.4 | 103.3 |
35 to 39 years | 30.2 | 44.1 | 34.4 | 27.9 | 40.9 | 50.0 | 43.2 | 35.9 | 47.3 | 49.8 | 46.8 | 49.6 | 42.3 | 45.8 |
40 to 44 years | 3.0 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 8.5 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 7.4 | 10.4 | 13.9 | 7.4 |
45 years and over | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
2007 | ||||||||||||||
Less than 20 years | 17.0 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 19.8 | 9.7 | 10.8 | 31.9 | 35.3 | 20.8 | 10.7 | 16.6 | 35.7 | 116.6 | 14.0 |
20 to 24 years | 57.8 | 57.3 | 53.3 | 67.7 | 53.0 | 42.5 | 82.0 | 86.8 | 69.2 | 44.4 | 51.8 | 108.7 | 195.2 | 52.5 |
25 to 29 years | 95.7 | 100.5 | 91.0 | 103.9 | 114.7 | 90.7 | 118.6 | 133.6 | 118.8 | 84.9 | 104.3 | 100.6 | 124.9 | 101.6 |
30 to 34 years | 85.7 | 104.9 | 92.4 | 81.5 | 108.7 | 108.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 | 112.0 | 99.5 | 94.6 | 111.0 | 98.0 | 106.0 |
35 to 39 years | 29.5 | 40.5 | 37.2 | 27.9 | 43.9 | 52.6 | 45.1 | 40.6 | 50.9 | 52.2 | 39.5 | 56.0 | 42.0 | 48.5 |
40 to 44 years | 3.3 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 7.4 | 5.1 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 8.3 | 9.7 | 12.1 | 7.9 |
45 years and over | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 |
2008 | ||||||||||||||
Less than 20 years | 19.4 | 15.4 | 18.7 | 20.8 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 31.3 | 36.4 | 20.5 | 10.7 | 26.3 | 31.0 | 117.8 | 14.3 |
20 to 24 years | 65.2 | 67.1 | 55.2 | 70.7 | 54.3 | 42.5 | 81.8 | 91.2 | 67.9 | 44.3 | 55.3 | 105.1 | 203.5 | 53.0 |
25 to 29 years | 99.6 | 110.7 | 92.6 | 104.1 | 117.6 | 91.2 | 116.2 | 131.1 | 118.2 | 82.3 | 94.4 | 101.5 | 134.2 | 102.0 |
30 to 34 years | 93.3 | 94.3 | 94.5 | 86.1 | 112.1 | 107.8 | 107.8 | 105.5 | 115.5 | 99.1 | 95.4 | 106.7 | 88.2 | 107.4 |
35 to 39 years | 33.2 | 50.1 | 41.0 | 31.3 | 46.4 | 53.6 | 46.5 | 40.4 | 52.4 | 53.4 | 47.3 | 58.1 | 42.0 | 50.1 |
40 to 44 years | 4.0 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 7.1 | 9.4 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 13.6 | 11.8 | 8.4 |
45 years and over | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Notes: Nunavut is included in the Northwest Territories before 1991. |
Birth order | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Prince Edward Island |
Nova Scotia |
New Brunswick |
Québec |
Ontario |
Manitoba |
Saskatchewan |
Alberta |
British Columbia |
Yukon |
Northwest Territories |
Nunavut |
Canada |
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number of children per woman | ||||||||||||||
1981 | ||||||||||||||
1st order | .. | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.72 | 0.78 | 0.81 | 0.77 | 1.01 | 1.03 | .. | 0.73 |
2nd order | .. | 0.60 | 0.54 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.61 | 0.67 | 0.61 | 0.55 | 0.67 | 0.76 | .. | 0.57 |
3rd order | .. | 0.34 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.30 | 0.39 | 0.28 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.44 | .. | 0.24 |
4th order | .. | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.23 | .. | 0.07 |
5th order and over | .. | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.42 | .. | 0.04 |
1986 | ||||||||||||||
1st order | .. | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.69 | 0.89 | 1.03 | .. | 0.70 |
2nd order | .. | 0.63 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.49 | 0.57 | 0.62 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.59 | 0.62 | 0.81 | .. | 0.56 |
3rd order | .. | 0.33 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 0.30 | 0.37 | 0.29 | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.44 | .. | 0.23 |
4th order | .. | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.25 | .. | 0.07 |
5th order and over | .. | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.35 | .. | 0.03 |
1991 | ||||||||||||||
1st order | 0.65 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.76 | 0.85 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.76 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 0.93 | 0.78 |
2nd order | 0.52 | 0.65 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.61 | 0.67 | 0.64 | 0.58 | 0.70 | 0.74 | 0.95 | 0.58 |
3rd order | 0.19 | 0.31 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.31 | 0.37 | 0.30 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.39 | 0.67 | 0.24 |
4th order | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.20 | 0.44 | 0.07 |
5th order and over | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.56 | 0.04 |
1996 | ||||||||||||||
1st order | 0.62 | 0.73 | 0.71 | 0.69 | 0.74 | 0.72 | 0.81 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.84 | 0.89 | 0.95 | 0.73 |
2nd order | 0.49 | 0.60 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.71 | 0.81 | 0.57 |
3rd order | 0.14 | 0.28 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.27 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.36 | 0.57 | 0.22 |
4th order | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.43 | 0.07 |
5th order and over | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.11 | 0.63 | 0.04 |
2001 | ||||||||||||||
1st order | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 0.65 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.63 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.91 | 0.68 |
2nd order | 0.50 | 0.59 | 0.51 | 0.53 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.58 | 0.51 | 0.46 | 0.53 | 0.74 | 0.55 |
3rd order | 0.13 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.24 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.52 | 0.20 |
4th order | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.17 | 0.33 | 0.06 |
5th order and over | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.57 | 0.04 |
2006 | ||||||||||||||
1st order | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.65 | 0.70 | 0.76 | 0.70 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.79 | 0.68 | 0.73 | 0.93 | 0.86 | 0.73 |
2nd order | 0.52 | 0.64 | 0.49 | 0.53 | 0.59 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.53 | 0.61 | 0.58 | 0.69 | 0.57 |
3rd order | 0.16 | 0.24 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.25 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.26 | 0.48 | 0.21 |
4th order | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.14 | 0.28 | 0.07 |
5th order and over | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.51 | 0.04 |
2007 | ||||||||||||||
1st order | 0.70 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.72 | 0.77 | 0.70 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.83 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.95 | 1.01 | 0.74 |
2nd order | 0.53 | 0.60 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.61 | 0.66 | 0.64 | 0.55 | 0.52 | 0.58 | 0.64 | 0.59 |
3rd order | 0.16 | 0.29 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.26 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.46 | 0.22 |
4th order | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.34 | 0.07 |
5th order and over | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 0.53 | 0.04 |
2008 | ||||||||||||||
1st order | 0.79 | 0.74 | 0.70 | 0.75 | 0.79 | 0.70 | 0.73 | 0.79 | 0.83 | 0.70 | 0.72 | 0.97 | 0.91 | 0.74 |
2nd order | 0.55 | 0.62 | 0.53 | 0.56 | 0.63 | 0.57 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.58 | 0.70 | 0.59 |
3rd order | 0.17 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.30 | 0.34 | 0.27 | 0.18 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.46 | 0.23 |
4th order | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.15 | 0.39 | 0.07 |
5th order and over | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.13 | 0.53 | 0.05 |
Notes: Nunavut is included in the Northwest Territories before 1991. Data by age of mother not available in Newfoundland and Labrador before 1991. Births to mothers for whom the age is unknown were prorated. Sources: Statistics Canada, Health Statistics Division, Vital Statistics and Demography Division, demographic estimates. |
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