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Birth rate in Canada

1960 – 2024 · 65 data points 27 of 42 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · Canada

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

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Overview 5 figures People 13 figures Economy 11 figures Education 4 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2024 8.9per 1,000 +0.1 since 2023
Countries · 2024 27 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −2.0
vs World −7.4 World: 16.3 · 2024
Birth rate, 1960 – 2024 per 1,000 people · Canada · World
−2.0 since 2014
Canada World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Compared with Birth rate · per 1,000 people
Canada
8.9
World
16.3

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Canada · 1960 – 2024
Latest value 8.9 · 2024
First value 26.7 · 1960
Highest 26.7 · 1960
Lowest 8.8 · 2023
Data points 65

By year

All years · 1960 – 2024

YearCanadaChange World
2024 8.9 +0.1 16.3
2023 8.8 −0.3 16.3
2022 9.1 −0.7 16.6
2021 9.8 +0.3 16.8
2020 9.5 −0.4 17.1
2019 9.9 −0.2 17.8
2018 10.1 −0.2 18.2
2017 10.3 −0.3 18.8
2016 10.6 −0.1 19.3
2015 10.7 −0.2 19.3
2014 10.9 ±0.0 19.8
2013 10.9 −0.1 19.9
2012 11.0 ±0.0 20.4
2011 11.0 −0.2 20.3
2010 11.2 −0.2 20.2
2009 11.4 −0.1 20.4
2008 11.5 +0.2 20.5
2007 11.3 +0.3 20.6
2006 11.0 +0.3 20.6
2005 10.7 +0.1 20.8
2004 10.6 ±0.0 21.0
2003 10.6 +0.1 21.1
2002 10.5 −0.3 21.4
2001 10.8 +0.1 21.7
2000 10.7 −0.4 22.1
1999 11.1 −0.3 22.3
1998 11.4 −0.3 22.7
1997 11.7 −0.7 23.1
1996 12.4 −0.5 23.5
1995 12.9 −0.4 23.8
1994 13.3 −0.3 24.2
1993 13.6 −0.5 24.6
1992 14.1 −0.3 25.0
1991 14.4 −0.6 25.6
1990 15.0 +0.1 26.3
1989 14.9 +0.4 26.7
1988 14.5 +0.1 27.2
1987 14.4 −0.1 27.6
1986 14.5 −0.4 27.7
1985 14.9 −0.1 27.6
1984 15.0 ±0.0 27.6
1983 15.0 −0.1 27.9
1982 15.1 −0.2 28.5
1981 15.3 −0.1 28.2
1980 15.4 ±0.0 27.8
1979 15.4 +0.2 27.7
1978 15.2 −0.3 27.8
1977 15.5 −0.1 28.0
1976 15.6 −0.2 28.4
1975 15.8 +0.4 29.2
1974 15.4 −0.2 29.9
1973 15.6 −0.3 30.7
1972 15.9 −0.9 31.4
1971 16.8 −0.6 31.8
1970 17.4 −0.2 32.6
1969 17.6 ±0.0 32.8
1968 17.6 −0.6 33.3
1967 18.2 −1.1 33.2
1966 19.3 −2.0 33.5
1965 21.3 −2.1 34.5
1964 23.4 −1.2 35.2
1963 24.6 −0.6 36.3
1962 25.2 −0.8 35.2
1961 26.0 −0.7 31.2
1960 26.7 32.0

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBirth rate
42 South Korea 7.0
41 Italy 7.6
40 Hong Kong SAR China 7.6
39 Greece 8.2
38 Spain 8.4
37 Finland 9.1
36 Bulgaria 9.4
35 Germany 9.5
34 Lithuania 9.8
33 Netherlands 9.9
32 Canada 10.3
31 Poland 10.6
30 Norway 10.7
29 Romania 10.8
28 Czechia 10.8
27 United Kingdom 11.4
26 Russia 11.5
25 France 11.5
24 Chile 11.8
23 United States 11.8
22 China 12.6
21 Brazil 14.1
20 Colombia 14.2
19 Argentina 16.2
18 Türkiye 16.2
17 Mexico 17.2
16 Indonesia 17.5
15 Ecuador 17.7
14 India 18.0
13 Lebanon 18.6
12 Saudi Arabia 19.8
11 Bangladesh 20.0
10 Philippines 20.6
9 Honduras 23.5
8 Algeria 25.0
7 Egypt 26.1
6 Gabon 30.8
5 Liberia 33.4
4 Congo - Brazzaville 33.4
3 Sierra Leone 33.8
2 Yemen 36.1
1 Congo - Kinshasa 43.0

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017

What it means

Babies born in a year for every 1,000 residents.

How it is calculated

Live births in the year divided by the average population, times 1,000.