Adolescent fertility rate — all countries

Adolescent fertility rate — Canada

Adolescent fertility rate in Canada in 2024 — 4.5 per 1,000. Ranked 29 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 91.8%.

2024 4.5 per 1,000 −6.33% vs 2023
World rank 29of 217
Period maximum 54.6 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 4.5 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 women aged 15–19

Adolescent fertility rate — Canada, 1960–2024020406019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 54.6 per 1,0001962: 50 per 1,0001964: 46.6 per 1,0001966: 44.5 per 1,0001968: 41.3 per 1,0001970: 40.5 per 1,0001972: 36.1 per 1,0001974: 33.9 per 1,0001976: 32.1 per 1,0001978: 28.6 per 1,0001980: 26.9 per 1,0001982: 26.4 per 1,0001984: 24.5 per 1,0001986: 22.6 per 1,0001988: 23 per 1,0001990: 25.4 per 1,0001992: 25.7 per 1,0001994: 25 per 1,0001996: 22.1 per 1,0001998: 19.7 per 1,0002000: 17.1 per 1,0002002: 15.1 per 1,0002004: 13.7 per 1,0002006: 13.4 per 1,0002008: 14.3 per 1,0002010: 13.6 per 1,0002012: 12.3 per 1,0002014: 10.7 per 1,0002016: 8.7 per 1,0002018: 7 per 1,0002020: 5.8 per 1,0002022: 4.9 per 1,0002024: 4.5 per 1,000
Change over the period: −50.1 (−91.75%) Average annual rate: -3.82 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Canada

Canada 4.5 per 1,000
World 38.3 per 1,000
North America 11.7 per 1,000
Northern America computed 11.5 per 1,000
High-income countries computed 8 per 1,000
Adolescent fertility rate — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 4.5 −0.3 −6.33%
2023 4.8 −0.1 −1.72%
2022 4.9 −0.4 −7.09%
2021 5.3 −0.5 −9.35%
2020 5.8 −0.6 −9.75%
2019 6.4 −0.6 −8.19%
2018 7 −0.9 −11.66%
2017 7.9 −0.8 −8.79%
2016 8.7 −1 −10.49%
2015 9.7 −1 −9.16%
2014 10.7 −0.8 −7.25%
2013 11.5 −0.8 −6.41%
2012 12.3 −0.4 −3.08%
2011 12.7 −0.8 −6.21%
2010 13.6 −0.7 −4.92%
2009 14.3 +0 +0.01%
2008 14.3 +0.4 +2.68%
2007 13.9 +0.5 +3.74%
2006 13.4 +0.2 +1.38%
2005 13.2 −0.5 −3.76%
2004 13.7 −0.7 −5.07%
2003 14.4 −0.7 −4.32%
2002 15.1 −1 −6.24%
2001 16.1 −1 −5.75%
2000 17.1 −1.6 −8.47%
1999 18.7 −1 −5.06%
1998 19.7 −0.5 −2.3%
1997 20.1 −2 −8.92%
1996 22.1 −2 −8.42%
1995 24.1 −0.9 −3.64%
1994 25 −0.1 −0.27%
1993 25.1 −0.6 −2.28%
1992 25.7 −0.3 −1.25%
1991 26 +0.7 +2.57%
1990 25.4 +0.9 +3.68%
1989 24.5 +1.5 +6.51%
1988 23 +0.6 +2.57%
1987 22.4 −0.2 −1.03%
1986 22.6 −0.8 −3.26%
1985 23.4 −1.1 −4.39%
1984 24.5 −0.9 −3.44%
1983 25.3 −1.1 −4.03%
1982 26.4 +0.2 +0.64%
1981 26.2 −0.7 −2.59%
1980 26.9 −0.3 −1.21%
1979 27.3 −1.3 −4.7%
1978 28.6 −1.9 −6.28%
1977 30.5 −1.6 −4.96%
1976 32.1 −1.6 −4.8%
1975 33.7 −0.2 −0.55%
1974 33.9 −1.2 −3.49%
1973 35.1 −0.9 −2.59%
1972 36.1 −1.6 −4.28%
1971 37.7 −2.8 −6.86%
1970 40.5 −0.2 −0.61%
1969 40.7 −0.6 −1.4%
1968 41.3 −1.4 −3.18%
1967 42.7 −1.8 −4.06%
1966 44.5 −1.1 −2.45%
1965 45.6 −1 −2.18%
1964 46.6 −1.7 −3.44%
1963 48.3 −1.7 −3.46%
1962 50 −2.7 −5.16%
1961 52.7 −1.9 −3.43%
1960 54.6

Northern America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of births per thousand women aged 15–19 during a year. The indicator is closely tied to the education of girls, the availability of contraception and the age at marriage, which is why it is used as a summary measure of the position of adolescent girls. Early childbirth is dangerous medically — maternal mortality is higher in this age group — and socially: it usually means interrupted schooling.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population as a whole rather than by the 15–19 age group: the catalog has no separate series for the size of that group, and its share among women differs about twofold across countries.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.