Fertility in Canada
This page gives information of type fertility about the country Canada.
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Data sources
Most of the data on this page comes from the Human Fertility Database (website www.humanfertility.org) (data downloaded February 2014, last updated September 2013). The data collected by the Human Fertility Database is based on government data collection by the Canadian government. Details about the modalities of data collection are available here.
Tempo-adjusted total fertility rate
The tempo-adjusted total fertility rate has been calculated by the Human Fertility Database using its data and the Bongarts-Feeney formula.
| Year | tempo-adjusted total fertility rate (adjTFR) | adjTFR1 | adjTFR2 | adjTFR3 | adjTFR4 | adjTFR5+ | adjTFR1 proportion | adjTFR2 proportion | adjTFR3 proportion | adjTFR4 proportion | adjTFR5+ proportion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 2.874 | 0.778 | 0.67 | 0.465 | 0.282 | 0.679 | 0.2707028532 | 0.2331245651 | 0.1617954071 | 0.0981210856 | 0.2362560891 |
| 1946 | 3.076 | 0.912 | 0.707 | 0.482 | 0.307 | 0.668 | 0.2964889467 | 0.2298439532 | 0.1566970091 | 0.0998049415 | 0.2171651495 |
| 1947 | 3.123 | 0.999 | 0.699 | 0.484 | 0.313 | 0.628 | 0.3198847262 | 0.2238232469 | 0.1549791867 | 0.1002241435 | 0.2010886968 |
| 1948 | 2.981 | 0.887 | 0.718 | 0.47 | 0.302 | 0.604 | 0.2975511573 | 0.2408587722 | 0.157665213 | 0.1013082858 | 0.2026165716 |
| 1949 | 3.117 | 0.861 | 0.839 | 0.502 | 0.316 | 0.599 | 0.2762271415 | 0.2691690728 | 0.1610522939 | 0.1013795316 | 0.1921719602 |
| 1950 | 3.167 | 0.846 | 0.813 | 0.557 | 0.328 | 0.623 | 0.2671297758 | 0.25670982 | 0.1758762236 | 0.1035680455 | 0.1967161351 |
| 1951 | 3.214 | 0.878 | 0.791 | 0.583 | 0.34 | 0.622 | 0.2731798382 | 0.2461107654 | 0.1813939017 | 0.1057871811 | 0.1935283136 |
| 1952 | 3.347 | 0.954 | 0.78 | 0.607 | 0.378 | 0.627 | 0.2850313714 | 0.2330445175 | 0.1813564386 | 0.1129369585 | 0.187331939 |
| 1953 | 3.442 | 0.974 | 0.785 | 0.597 | 0.405 | 0.68 | 0.2829750145 | 0.2280650784 | 0.1734456711 | 0.1176641488 | 0.1975595584 |
| 1954 | 3.546 | 1.003 | 0.808 | 0.599 | 0.405 | 0.731 | 0.2828539199 | 0.2278623801 | 0.1689227298 | 0.114213198 | 0.2061477721 |
| 1955 | 3.49 | 0.99 | 0.811 | 0.592 | 0.396 | 0.701 | 0.2836676218 | 0.2323782235 | 0.1696275072 | 0.1134670487 | 0.2008595989 |
| 1956 | 3.488 | 0.94 | 0.838 | 0.605 | 0.396 | 0.71 | 0.2694954128 | 0.2402522936 | 0.1734518349 | 0.1135321101 | 0.2035550459 |
| 1957 | 3.599 | 0.989 | 0.846 | 0.644 | 0.407 | 0.712 | 0.2747985552 | 0.2350652959 | 0.1789385941 | 0.1130869686 | 0.1978327313 |
| 1958 | 3.54 | 0.993 | 0.81 | 0.616 | 0.417 | 0.704 | 0.2805084746 | 0.2288135593 | 0.1740112994 | 0.1177966102 | 0.1988700565 |
| 1959 | 3.61 | 0.977 | 0.844 | 0.62 | 0.427 | 0.742 | 0.2706371191 | 0.2337950139 | 0.1717451524 | 0.1182825485 | 0.2055401662 |
| 1960 | 3.607 | 0.956 | 0.857 | 0.643 | 0.417 | 0.734 | 0.2650401996 | 0.2375935681 | 0.1782644857 | 0.115608539 | 0.2034932077 |
| 1961 | 3.588 | 0.94 | 0.859 | 0.645 | 0.423 | 0.72 | 0.2619843924 | 0.2394091416 | 0.1797658863 | 0.1178929766 | 0.2006688963 |
| 1962 | 3.647 | 0.921 | 0.88 | 0.657 | 0.443 | 0.747 | 0.2525363312 | 0.2412942144 | 0.1801480669 | 0.1214697011 | 0.2048258843 |
| 1963 | 3.986 | 0.931 | 0.919 | 0.755 | 0.523 | 0.857 | 0.2335674862 | 0.2305569493 | 0.1894129453 | 0.1312092323 | 0.2150025088 |
| 1964 | 4.103 | 0.916 | 0.951 | 0.816 | 0.552 | 0.868 | 0.2232512796 | 0.2317816232 | 0.1988788691 | 0.1345357056 | 0.2115525225 |
| 1965 | 3.652 | 0.86 | 0.843 | 0.714 | 0.484 | 0.752 | 0.2354874042 | 0.2308324206 | 0.19550931 | 0.1325301205 | 0.2059145674 |
| 1966 | 3.115 | 0.879 | 0.72 | 0.548 | 0.381 | 0.588 | 0.2821829856 | 0.2311396469 | 0.1759229535 | 0.1223113965 | 0.1887640449 |
| 1967 | 2.782 | 0.9 | 0.678 | 0.46 | 0.29 | 0.454 | 0.3235082674 | 0.2437095615 | 0.16534867 | 0.1042415528 | 0.1631919482 |
| 1968 | 2.652 | 0.916 | 0.704 | 0.433 | 0.249 | 0.35 | 0.3453996983 | 0.2654600302 | 0.1632730015 | 0.0938914027 | 0.1319758673 |
| 1969 | 2.554 | 0.897 | 0.698 | 0.4 | 0.24 | 0.319 | 0.3512137823 | 0.2732967894 | 0.1566170713 | 0.0939702428 | 0.1249021143 |
| 1970 | 2.436 | 0.907 | 0.687 | 0.371 | 0.191 | 0.279 | 0.3723316913 | 0.2820197044 | 0.1522988506 | 0.078407225 | 0.1145320197 |
| 1971 | 2.362 | 0.917 | 0.685 | 0.357 | 0.167 | 0.236 | 0.3882303133 | 0.2900084674 | 0.1511430991 | 0.0707027942 | 0.099915326 |
| 1972 | 2.211 | 0.868 | 0.674 | 0.32 | 0.159 | 0.19 | 0.3925825418 | 0.3048394392 | 0.144730891 | 0.0719131615 | 0.0859339665 |
| 1973 | 2.099 | 0.873 | 0.687 | 0.287 | 0.122 | 0.13 | 0.4159123392 | 0.3272987137 | 0.136731777 | 0.0581229157 | 0.0619342544 |
| 1974 | 1.935 | 0.825 | 0.66 | 0.261 | 0.096 | 0.095 | 0.4263565891 | 0.3410852713 | 0.1348837209 | 0.0496124031 | 0.0490956072 |
| 1975 | 1.903 | 0.8 | 0.656 | 0.268 | 0.098 | 0.08 | 0.4203888597 | 0.344718865 | 0.140830268 | 0.0514976353 | 0.042038886 |
| 1976 | 2.021 | 0.848 | 0.718 | 0.292 | 0.097 | 0.066 | 0.4195942603 | 0.3552696685 | 0.1444829292 | 0.0479960416 | 0.0326571004 |
| 1977 | 1.999 | 0.9 | 0.69 | 0.279 | 0.078 | 0.052 | 0.4502251126 | 0.3451725863 | 0.1395697849 | 0.0390195098 | 0.0260130065 |
| 1978 | 1.901 | 0.859 | 0.667 | 0.256 | 0.074 | 0.046 | 0.4518674382 | 0.3508679642 | 0.1346659653 | 0.0389268806 | 0.0241977906 |
| 1979 | 1.878 | 0.811 | 0.673 | 0.273 | 0.08 | 0.041 | 0.4318423855 | 0.3583599574 | 0.1453674121 | 0.0425985091 | 0.0218317359 |
| 1980 | 1.873 | 0.827 | 0.664 | 0.27 | 0.074 | 0.038 | 0.4415376401 | 0.3545114789 | 0.144153764 | 0.0395088094 | 0.0202883075 |
| 1981 | 1.799 | 0.8 | 0.635 | 0.256 | 0.07 | 0.037 | 0.4446914953 | 0.3529738744 | 0.1423012785 | 0.0389105058 | 0.0205669817 |
| 1982 | 1.8 | 0.827 | 0.613 | 0.254 | 0.073 | 0.033 | 0.4594444444 | 0.3405555556 | 0.1411111111 | 0.0405555556 | 0.0183333333 |
| 1983 | 1.863 | 0.865 | 0.638 | 0.259 | 0.069 | 0.032 | 0.4643048846 | 0.3424584004 | 0.1390230811 | 0.037037037 | 0.0171765969 |
| 1984 | 1.819 | 0.807 | 0.648 | 0.258 | 0.074 | 0.032 | 0.4436503573 | 0.3562396921 | 0.1418361737 | 0.0406816932 | 0.0175920836 |
| 1985 | 1.776 | 0.762 | 0.649 | 0.257 | 0.077 | 0.031 | 0.4290540541 | 0.3654279279 | 0.1447072072 | 0.0433558559 | 0.017454955 |
| 1986 | 1.765 | 0.763 | 0.644 | 0.257 | 0.068 | 0.033 | 0.4322946176 | 0.3648725212 | 0.1456090652 | 0.0385269122 | 0.0186968839 |
| 1987 | 1.759 | 0.774 | 0.633 | 0.25 | 0.069 | 0.034 | 0.4400227402 | 0.3598635588 | 0.1421262081 | 0.0392268334 | 0.0193291643 |
| 1988 | 1.716 | 0.756 | 0.604 | 0.253 | 0.072 | 0.031 | 0.4405594406 | 0.351981352 | 0.1474358974 | 0.041958042 | 0.0180652681 |
| 1989 | 1.749 | 0.787 | 0.604 | 0.254 | 0.073 | 0.031 | 0.4499714122 | 0.3453401944 | 0.1452258433 | 0.0417381361 | 0.017724414 |
| 1990 | 1.793 | 0.814 | 0.62 | 0.252 | 0.072 | 0.035 | 0.4539877301 | 0.3457891801 | 0.14054657 | 0.0401561629 | 0.0195203569 |
| 1991 | 1.813 | 0.839 | 0.616 | 0.251 | 0.071 | 0.035 | 0.4627688913 | 0.3397683398 | 0.138444567 | 0.0391616106 | 0.0193050193 |
| 1992 | 1.893 | 0.882 | 0.65 | 0.247 | 0.079 | 0.035 | 0.4659270998 | 0.3433703117 | 0.1304807184 | 0.0417326994 | 0.0184891706 |
| 1993 | 1.829 | 0.83 | 0.645 | 0.243 | 0.076 | 0.035 | 0.4537998907 | 0.3526517223 | 0.1328594861 | 0.0415527611 | 0.01913614 |
| 1994 | 1.838 | 0.826 | 0.654 | 0.249 | 0.07 | 0.038 | 0.4494015234 | 0.3558215452 | 0.1354733406 | 0.0380848749 | 0.0206746464 |
| 1995 | 1.93 | 0.885 | 0.679 | 0.251 | 0.075 | 0.041 | 0.4585492228 | 0.3518134715 | 0.1300518135 | 0.0388601036 | 0.0212435233 |
| 1996 | 1.937 | 0.899 | 0.677 | 0.246 | 0.075 | 0.039 | 0.4641197728 | 0.3495095509 | 0.1270005163 | 0.0387196696 | 0.0201342282 |
| 1997 | 1.744 | 0.789 | 0.613 | 0.235 | 0.07 | 0.037 | 0.4524082569 | 0.3514908257 | 0.1347477064 | 0.0401376147 | 0.0212155963 |
| 1998 | 1.743 | 0.785 | 0.629 | 0.224 | 0.068 | 0.037 | 0.4503729203 | 0.3608720597 | 0.1285140562 | 0.0390131956 | 0.0212277682 |
| 1999 | 1.821 | 0.846 | 0.641 | 0.229 | 0.066 | 0.039 | 0.4645799012 | 0.3520043932 | 0.1257550796 | 0.0362438221 | 0.021416804 |
| 2000 | 1.818 | 0.838 | 0.639 | 0.232 | 0.071 | 0.037 | 0.4609460946 | 0.3514851485 | 0.1276127613 | 0.0390539054 | 0.0203520352 |
| 2001 | 1.858 | 0.835 | 0.684 | 0.231 | 0.069 | 0.038 | 0.4494079656 | 0.3681377826 | 0.1243272336 | 0.0371367061 | 0.020452099 |
| 2002 | 1.82 | 0.873 | 0.616 | 0.225 | 0.066 | 0.04 | 0.4796703297 | 0.3384615385 | 0.1236263736 | 0.0362637363 | 0.021978022 |
| 2003 | 1.859 | 0.891 | 0.632 | 0.225 | 0.069 | 0.043 | 0.4792899408 | 0.3399677246 | 0.1210328133 | 0.0371167294 | 0.0231307154 |
| 2004 | 1.763 | 0.788 | 0.646 | 0.219 | 0.071 | 0.04 | 0.4469653999 | 0.3664208735 | 0.1242200794 | 0.0402722632 | 0.022688599 |
| 2005 | 1.708 | 0.751 | 0.629 | 0.221 | 0.066 | 0.041 | 0.4396955504 | 0.3682669789 | 0.1293911007 | 0.0386416862 | 0.0240046838 |
| 2006 | 1.728 | 0.754 | 0.625 | 0.232 | 0.072 | 0.044 | 0.4363425926 | 0.3616898148 | 0.1342592593 | 0.0416666667 | 0.025462963 |
| 2007 | 1.747 | 0.759 | 0.615 | 0.251 | 0.077 | 0.045 | 0.4344590727 | 0.352032055 | 0.1436748712 | 0.0440755581 | 0.025758443 |
| 2008 | 1.799 | 0.789 | 0.635 | 0.248 | 0.077 | 0.05 | 0.4385769872 | 0.3529738744 | 0.1378543635 | 0.0428015564 | 0.0277932185 |
| Maximum | 4.103 | 1.003 | 0.951 | 0.816 | 0.552 | 0.868 | 0.4796703297 | 0.3682669789 | 0.1988788691 | 0.1345357056 | 0.2362560891 |
| Minimum | 1.708 | 0.751 | 0.604 | 0.219 | 0.066 | 0.031 | 0.2232512796 | 0.2238232469 | 0.1210328133 | 0.0362438221 | 0.0171765969 |
| Average | 2.443828125 | 0.86478125 | 0.70534375 | 0.383390625 | 0.19784375 | 0.292421875 | 0.3790849299 | 0.3050059826 | 0.1511282306 | 0.0703097102 | 0.0944514541 |
| Median | 1.936 | 0.863 | 0.6755 | 0.2715 | 0.088 | 0.059 | 0.4277053216 | 0.3402616401 | 0.1447190491 | 0.0460357998 | 0.0302251595 |
| Standard deviation | 0.7660635009 | 0.0696739501 | 0.0890361472 | 0.1722727274 | 0.1541933664 | 0.3076920644 | 0.0838896733 | 0.055516698 | 0.0200656644 | 0.0351882974 | 0.0847129055 |
| Slope for best linear fit (using linear regression) | -0.0343049222 | -0.002472848 | -0.0034343864 | -0.0074984661 | -0.0067284341 | -0.0141710852 | 0.0039051754 | 0.0026298287 | -0.0008706682 | -0.0016066781 | -0.0040583585 |
| Multiplier for best logarithmic fit (using linear regression on logarithm) | 0.9863303769 | 0.9971646497 | 0.9952502679 | 0.9806715335 | 0.9635980813 | 0.9371307407 | 1.0109844257 | 1.0090435124 | 0.9942627303 | 0.9769526559 | 0.9501185025 |
| for linear regression | 0.6951770389 | 0.4366827707 | 0.5157956674 | 0.6567860084 | 0.6600984395 | 0.7353357986 | 0.7512356065 | 0.7778928079 | 0.6526951517 | 0.722725387 | 0.7956347423 |