Table 2
Total fertility rate (number of children per woman), Canada, provinces and territories, 1981 to 2011

Table 2
Total fertility rate (number of children per woman), Canada, provinces and territories, 1981 to 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of total fertility rate (number of children per woman). The information is grouped by year (appearing as row headers), n.l., p.e.i., n.s., n.b., que., ont., man., sask., alta., b.c., y.t., n.w.t., nvt. and canada, calculated using number of children per woman units of measure (appearing as column headers).
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 of children per woman
1981 Note ...: not applicable 1.89 1.62 1.67 1.58 1.58 1.83 2.11 1.86 1.63 2.06 2.88 Note ...: not applicable 1.65
1986 Note ...: not applicable 1.80 1.58 1.53 1.38 1.60 1.83 2.02 1.84 1.61 1.96 2.87 Note ...: not applicable 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 4.47 Note ...: not applicable 1.72
1996 1.31 1.74 1.52 1.46 1.61 1.61 1.90 1.91 1.75 1.56 1.70 4.39 Note ...: not applicable 1.63
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 1.59 1.96 2.05 1.92 1.50 1.64 2.08 2.99 1.68
2009 1.59 1.69 1.50 1.59 1.74 1.56 1.98 2.07 1.89 1.50 1.65 2.06 3.26 1.67
2010 1.58 1.62 1.48 1.59 1.71 1.54 1.92 2.03 1.83 1.43 1.60 1.98 3.00 1.63
2011 1.45 1.62 1.47 1.54 1.69 1.52 1.86 1.99 1.81 1.42 1.73 1.97 2.97 1.61
... not applicable
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 2001.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Births Database, 1981 to 2011, Survey 3231 and Demography Division, demographic estimates.
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