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Description for Chart 1 – Total fertility rate, Canada, 1926 to 2011

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Data table for Chart 1 Description for Chart 1 – Total fertility rate, Canada, 1926 to 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of Description for Chart 1 – Total fertility rate. The information is grouped by Year (appearing as row headers), Total fertility rate, calculated using number of children per woman units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Year Total fertility rate
number of children per woman
1926 3.36
1927 3.32
1928 3.3
1929 3.22
1930 3.28
1931 3.2
1932 3.09
1933 2.87
1934 2.8
1935 2.75
1936 2.7
1937 2.64
1938 2.7
1939 2.65
1940 2.76
1941 2.83
1942 2.96
1943 3.03
1944 3
1945 3.01
1946 3.36
1947 3.58
1948 3.43
1949 3.44
1950 3.44
1951 3.49
1952 3.63
1953 3.71
1954 3.82
1955 3.82
1956 3.86
1957 3.92
1958 3.88
1959 3.94
1960 3.91
1961 3.86
1962 3.78
1963 3.69
1964 3.52
1965 3.16
1966 2.83
1967 2.6
1968 2.46
1969 2.41
1970 2.34
1971 2.13
1972 1.97
1973 1.88
1974 1.83
1975 1.83
1976 1.78
1977 1.75
1978 1.7
1979 1.7
1980 1.68
1981 1.65
1982 1.63
1983 1.62
1984 1.62
1985 1.61
1986 1.59
1987 1.58
1988 1.6
1989 1.66
1990 1.71
1991 1.72
1992 1.71
1993 1.68
1994 1.69
1995 1.67
1996 1.63
1997 1.57
1998 1.56
1999 1.54
2000 1.51
2001 1.54
2002 1.51
2003 1.54
2004 1.55
2005 1.57
2006 1.61
2007 1.66
2008 1.68
2009 1.67
2010 1.63
2011 1.61
Note: Births to mothers for whom the age is unknown were prorated.
Source: Statistics Canada, Demography Division, Population Estimates Program, Canadian Vital Statistics, Births Database, 1926 to 2011, Survey 3231.
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