Canada’s fertility rate hit a historic low in 2023, placing the country among the ranks of the “lowest-low” nations in the world.
The fertility rate in Canada has been on a consistent downward spiral over the past 15 years, falling to a new low in 2023 of 1.26 children per woman, according to newly released Statistics Canada data.
It’s the lowest since the government agency began tracking rates in 1921, falling below the previous record-low of 1.33 children per woman established in Canada last year.
There was an increase in the number of women of childbearing age in 2023, yet the number of births—351,477—was virtually unchanged compared to 2022, StatCan said, noting that fertility fell last year among women aged 15 to 44….