No. of births | 5 853 970 (100.0) | 51.3 | 177 990 (100.0) | 52.8 |
Period of birth | | | | |
1990-1999 | 2 856 050 (48.8) | 51.3 | 64 775 (36.4) | 53.1 |
2000-2009 | 2 476 435 (42.3) | 51.3 | 92 155 (51.8) | 52.8 |
2010-2011 | 521 485 (8.9) | 51.3 | 21 060 (11.8) | 51.9 |
Province of birth | | | | |
British Columbia | 635 670 (10.8) | 51.2 | 55 740 (31.3) | 52.9 |
Alberta | 720 805 (12.3) | 51.3 | 17 770 (10.0) | 52.4 |
Manitoba-Saskatchewan | 558 425 (9.5) | 51.2 | 4 005 (2.2) | 54.3 |
Ontario | 1 987 715 (34.0) | 51.3 | 94 855 (53.3) | 52.8 |
Quebec | 1 455 615 (24.9) | 51.4 | 4 945 (2.8) | 51.5 |
Atlantic Canada* | 495 740 (8.5) | 51.2 | 675 (0.4) | 51.1 |
Father's birthplace | | | | |
Canada | 4 967 520 (84.8) | 51.3 | 7 195 (4.1) | 51.7 |
India | 9 315 (0.2) | 52.1 | 155 760 (87.5) | 52.9 |
Other/unknown | 877 140 (15.0) | 51.1 | 15 030 (8.4) | 52.0 |
Birth order | | | | |
1st | 2 635 520 (45.0) | 51.3 | 82 355 (46.3) | 51.5 |
2nd | 2 056 130 (35.1) | 51.3 | 69 695 (39.2) | 52.1 |
3rd | 783 970 (13.4) | 51.2 | 21 090 (11.8) | 57.9 |
4th or higher | 378 350 (6.5) | 51.1 | 4 850 (2.7) | 62.4 |
Mother's age at birth, yr | | | | |
15-19 | 357 805 (6.1) | 51.4 | 1 005 (0.6) | 50.7 |
20-24 | 1 121 195 (19.2) | 51.3 | 32 785 (18.4) | 52.0 |
25-29 | 1 938 765 (33.1) | 51.3 | 72 820 (40.9) | 52.2 |
30-34 | 1 697 830 (29.0) | 51.3 | 52 035 (29.2) | 53.4 |
35-55 | 738 380 (12.6) | 51.2 | 19 345 (10.9) | 54.8 |
Father's age at birth, yr | | | | |
15-24 | 705 155 (12.1) | 51.4 | 8310 (4.7) | 52.1 |
25-34 | 3 391 905 (57.9) | 51.3 | 113 710 (63.9) | 52.3 |
35-44 | 1 275 765 (21.8) | 51.2 | 48 805 (27.4) | 53.8 |
45-54 | 97 345 (1.7) | 51.4 | 3 460 (1.9) | 54.3 |
55-80 | 7 070 (0.1) | 51.6 | 235 (0.1) | 51.1 |
Unknown | 376 735 (6.4) | 50.8 | 3 465 (2.0) | 53.4 |
Mother's marital status | | | | |
Single, never married | 1 828 175 (31.2) | 51.3 | 1 520 (0.9) | 53.0 |
Married | 3 448 310 (58.9) | 51.3 | 167 920 (94.3) | 52.8 |
Widowed, divorced or separated | 104 585 (1.8) | 51.3 | 810 (0.5) | 51.9 |
Unknown | 472 905 (8.1) | 51.0 | 7 740 (4.3) | 51.9 |