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Table 1
Births and birth rates, Canada, provinces and territories, 1981 to 2008
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.

 

Table 2
Total fertility rate (number of children per woman), Canada, provinces and territories, 1981 to 2008
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.

 

Table 3
Total fertility rate by census metropolitan area, Canada, 2008
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.

 

Table A1
Fertility rate by age group (for 1,000 women), Canada, provinces and territories, 1981 to 2008
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.
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.

 

Table A2
Total fertility rate by birth order, Canada, provinces and territories, 1981 to 2008
Birth order 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  
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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