Canada's fertility is in the mid-range for G8 countries

The total fertility rate in Canada, at 1.61 children per woman in 2011, was in the mid-range for the G8 countries. Among G8 countries, France (2.00), the United States (2.00) and the United Kingdom (1.94) all have higher fertility levels, approaching the replacement level of about two children per woman. By comparison, Russia (1.54), Italy (1.41), Germany (1.39) and Japan (1.37) all have fertility levels well below the replacement level.^Note 4,^Note 5
In the second half of the 20th Century, fertility declined in all G8 countries. In most of these countries, the drop in fertility occurred between 1950 and the end of the 1970s. Since then, the decline appears to have nearly stabilized in many countries, including Canada.

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