Table 1
Total fertility rate in Canada, provinces and territories, 1981 and 2005

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Regions 1981 2005 Variation
Newfoundland and Labrador1 ... 1.34 ...
Prince Edward Island 1,88 1.48 -0.40
Nova Scotia 1,62 1.40 -0.22
New Brunswick 1,67 1.41 -0.26
Quebec 1,57 1.52 -0.05
Ontario 1,58 1.51 -0.07
Manitoba 1,82 1.82 0.00
Saskatchewan 2,11 1.87 -0.24
Alberta 1,85 1.75 -0.10
British Columbia 1,63 1.39 -0.24
Yukon 2,04 1.48 -0.56
Northwest Territories 2,84 2.11 -0.73
Nunavut ...2 2.72 ...
Canada 1,65 1.54 -0.11
1. Data not available for Newfoundland and Labrador before 1991.
2. Nunavut is included in the Northwest Territories before 1991.
Data sources: Statistics Canada, Demography Division, and Health Statistics Division.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2007, Canadian Demographics at a Glance, catalogue number 91-003-XWE.