The number of live births in Canada in 2023 was virtually unchanged compared to 2022 at 351,477. This follows a 5.0% decline in the number of births from 2021 to 2022.
While birth patterns have fluctuated from 2019 to 2022, the number of births has generally been declining in Canada since 2017.
New information on 2023 births and stillbirths is available today from the Canadian Vital Statistics: Birth Database and the Canadian Vital Statistics: Stillbirth Database.
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