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Live births in Canada

Live births in Canada was 356,745 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 66th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count356,745 Estimated
Change on 2022+0.6%
Rank66th of 236Countries ranked
Series high463,4781959
Series low329,7372000
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Live births in Canada, 1950 to 2023

300K350K400K450K500K19501961197219831994200520231950: 359,149 count1951: 368,896 count1952: 389,635 count1953: 403,902 count1954: 421,019 count1955: 426,460 count1956: 433,958 count1957: 450,469 count1958: 454,402 count1959: 463,478 count1960: 462,354 count1961: 458,619 count1962: 452,818 count1963: 447,958 count1964: 435,741 count1965: 401,470 count1966: 371,321 count1967: 356,564 count1968: 351,232 count1969: 356,352 count1970: 356,057 count1971: 348,887 count1972: 336,708 count1973: 333,068 count1974: 337,123 count1975: 348,381 count1976: 350,479 count1977: 354,095 count1978: 353,033 count1979: 358,743 count1980: 362,849 count1981: 364,229 count1982: 367,683 count1983: 369,951 count1984: 373,518 count1985: 372,228 count1986: 369,282 count1987: 367,061 count1988: 373,652 count1989: 388,804 count1990: 402,979 count1991: 406,396 count1992: 401,753 count1993: 392,551 count1994: 388,484 count1995: 380,498 count1996: 367,642 count1997: 350,608 count1998: 343,404 count1999: 338,118 count2000: 329,737 count2001: 333,510 count2002: 329,815 count2003: 334,808 count2004: 337,172 count2005: 342,817 count2006: 354,634 count2007: 367,258 count2008: 377,291 count2009: 380,249 count2010: 377,848 count2011: 378,973 count2012: 383,018 count2013: 382,695 count2014: 386,115 count2015: 384,571 count2016: 383,577 count2017: 377,884 count2018: 374,264 count2019: 372,337 count2020: 362,246 count2021: 369,789 count2022: 354,665 count2023: 356,745 count300K350K400K450K500K19501975200020232023: 356,745 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
2023356,745 Estimated
2022354,665 Estimated
2021369,789 Estimated
2020362,246 Estimated
2019372,337 Estimated
2018374,264 Estimated
2017377,884 Estimated
2016383,577 Estimated
2015384,571 Estimated
2014386,115 Estimated
2013382,695 Estimated
2012383,018 Estimated
2011378,973 Estimated
2010377,848 Estimated
2009380,249 Estimated
2008377,291 Estimated
2007367,258 Estimated
2006354,634 Estimated
2005342,817 Estimated
2004337,172 Estimated
2003334,808 Estimated
2002329,815 Estimated
2001333,510 Estimated
2000329,737 Estimated
1999338,118 Estimated
1998343,404 Estimated
1997350,608 Estimated
1996367,642 Estimated
1995380,498 Estimated
1994388,484 Estimated
1993392,551 Estimated
1992401,753 Estimated
1991406,396 Estimated
1990402,979 Estimated
1989388,804 Estimated
1988373,652 Estimated
1987367,061 Estimated
1986369,282 Estimated
1985372,228 Estimated
1984373,518 Estimated
1983369,951 Estimated
1982367,683 Estimated
1981364,229 Estimated
1980362,849 Estimated
1979358,743 Estimated
1978353,033 Estimated
1977354,095 Estimated
1976350,479 Estimated
1975348,381 Estimated
1974337,123 Estimated
1973333,068 Estimated
1972336,708 Estimated
1971348,887 Estimated
1970356,057 Estimated
1969356,352 Estimated
1968351,232 Estimated
1967356,564 Estimated
1966371,321 Estimated
1965401,470 Estimated
1964435,741 Estimated
1963447,958 Estimated
1962452,818 Estimated
1961458,619 Estimated
1960462,354 Estimated
1959463,478 Estimated
1958454,402 Estimated
1957450,469 Estimated
1956433,958 Estimated
1955426,460 Estimated
1954421,019 Estimated
1953403,902 Estimated
1952389,635 Estimated
1951368,896 Estimated
1950359,149 Estimated

Canada compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 104,015 countAfghanistan: 1,469,029 countAntigua and Barbuda: 1,106 countAlbania: 28,803 countArmenia: 34,668 countAngola: 1,381,370 countArgentina: 503,823 countAustria: 77,054 countAustralia: 304,340 countAzerbaijan: 125,136 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 24,569 countBangladesh: 3,489,953 countBelgium: 101,686 countBurkina Faso: 728,612 countBulgaria: 62,645 countBurundi: 460,882 countBenin: 478,062 countBrunei: 6,237 countBolivia: 260,151 countBrazil: 2,601,670 countBahamas: 4,335 countBhutan: 9,958 countBotswana: 61,294 countBelarus: 65,050 countBelize: 7,410 countCanada: 356,745 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 4,369,683 countCentral African Republic: 238,858 countRepublic of the Congo: 189,365 countSwitzerland: 83,702 countCôte d’Ivoire: 997,001 countChile: 176,196 countCameroon: 957,392 countChina: 8,899,881 countColombia: 705,009 countCosta Rica: 51,969 countCuba: 95,938 countCape Verde: 6,440 countCyprus: 14,524 countCzechia: 91,845 countGermany: 719,249 countDjibouti: 23,946 countDenmark: 57,810 countDominican Republic: 203,183 countAlgeria: 905,981 countEcuador: 270,300 countEstonia: 11,036 countEgypt: 2,405,717 countWestern Sahara: 8,987 countEritrea: 99,058 countSpain: 336,821 countEthiopia: 4,105,685 countFinland: 43,556 countFiji: 16,631 countFalkland Islands: 39 countFaroe Islands: 690 countFrance: 638,891 countGabon: 68,745 countUnited Kingdom: 688,388 countGeorgia: 43,765 countGhana: 888,947 countGreenland: 789 countGambia: 82,092 countGuinea: 487,595 countEquatorial Guinea: 54,694 countGreece: 73,661 countGuatemala: 377,167 countGuinea-Bissau: 64,679 countGuyana: 16,764 countHong Kong: 41,294 countHonduras: 233,793 countCroatia: 31,446 countHaiti: 258,348 countHungary: 85,373 countIndonesia: 4,482,359 countIreland: 53,268 countIsrael: 172,312 countIsle of Man: 702 countIndia: 23,219,489 countIraq: 1,159,682 countIran: 1,173,463 countIceland: 4,347 countItaly: 384,627 countJamaica: 33,007 countJordan: 235,776 countJapan: 749,884 countKenya: 1,499,998 countKyrgyzstan: 150,759 countCambodia: 361,586 countKiribati: 3,421 countNorth Korea: 342,038 countSouth Korea: 236,394 countKuwait: 49,342 countCayman Islands: 865 countKazakhstan: 409,417 countLaos: 163,043 countLebanon: 93,205 countSri Lanka: 324,102 countLiberia: 170,065 countLesotho: 55,728 countLithuania: 21,434 countLuxembourg: 6,946 countLatvia: 14,250 countLibya: 124,371 countMorocco: 629,832 countMoldova: 32,986 countMontenegro: 6,981 countMadagascar: 1,001,244 countNorth Macedonia: 16,878 countMali: 951,445 countMyanmar: 903,822 countMongolia: 65,019 countMauritania: 172,885 countMauritius: 11,804 countMalawi: 662,289 countMexico: 2,037,689 countMalaysia: 435,989 countMozambique: 1,260,855 countNamibia: 76,715 countNew Caledonia: 4,134 countNiger: 1,095,892 countNigeria: 7,509,758 countNicaragua: 132,214 countNetherlands: 167,842 countNorway: 51,545 countNepal: 574,297 countNew Zealand: 59,236 countOman: 85,065 countPanama: 71,469 countPeru: 539,623 countFrench Polynesia: 3,066 countPapua New Guinea: 255,331 countPhilippines: 1,840,477 countPakistan: 6,882,058 countPoland: 317,916 countPuerto Rico: 18,851 countPalestine: 146,384 countPortugal: 86,646 countPalau: 193 countParaguay: 136,778 countQatar: 29,516 countRomania: 183,623 countSerbia: 59,840 countRussia: 1,297,207 countRwanda: 395,578 countSaudi Arabia: 546,038 countSolomon Islands: 21,548 countSudan: 1,682,049 countSweden: 97,915 countSingapore: 47,472 countSlovenia: 17,902 countSlovakia: 52,271 countSierra Leone: 258,903 countSenegal: 531,890 countSomalia: 788,763 countSuriname: 10,879 countSouth Sudan: 328,308 countEl Salvador: 99,428 countSyria: 521,601 countEswatini: 29,622 countChad: 819,054 countTogo: 289,759 countThailand: 591,200 countTajikistan: 271,420 countTimor-Leste: 30,561 countTurkmenistan: 160,100 countTunisia: 167,729 countTürkiye: 1,072,014 countTrinidad and Tobago: 16,094 countTaiwan: 132,404 countTanzania: 2,346,391 countUkraine: 212,231 countUganda: 1,712,750 countUnited States: 3,657,476 countUruguay: 33,443 countUzbekistan: 943,547 countVenezuela: 426,984 countVietnam: 1,387,961 countVanuatu: 8,988 countSamoa: 5,503 countYemen: 1,386,914 countSouth Africa: 1,186,793 countZambia: 685,565 countZimbabwe: 496,917 count
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Live births, 2023, count. Canada is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Canada, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Canada, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/canada. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Canada, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/canada.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Canada, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/canada (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}
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What is the live births in Canada?

Live births in Canada was 356,745 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 66th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in Canada?

463,478 in 1959, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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