Table 1
Number of births and crude birth rate per 1,000 population, Canada, provinces and territories, 1981 to 2011

Table 1
Number of births and crude birth rate per 1,000 population, Canada, provinces and territories, 1981 to 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of births and birth rates. The information is grouped by year (appearing as row headers), n.l., p.e.i., n.s., n.b., que., ont., man., sask., alta., b.c., y.t., n.w.t., nvt. and canada, calculated using number and rate per 1,000 units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Year N.L. P.E.I. N.S. N.B. Que. Ont. Man. Sask. Alta. B.C. Y.T. N.W.T. Nvt. Canada
number
1981 9,120 1,897 12,079 10,503 95,322 122,183 16,073 17,209 42,638 41,474 536 1,302 Note ...: not applicable 370,336
1986 7,618 1,928 12,358 9,788 84,634 133,882 17,009 17,513 43,744 41,967 483 1,507 Note ...: not applicable 372,431
1991 7,166 1,885 12,016 9,497 97,311 151,480 17,282 15,304 42,777 45,613 568 1,634 Note ...: not applicable 402,533
1996 5,747 1,694 10,573 8,176 85,226 140,012 15,478 13,300 37,851 46,138 443 1,562 Note ...: not applicable 366,200
2001 4,716 1,380 8,909 7,195 73,695 131,710 14,002 12,275 37,619 40,575 344 613 710 333,744
2002 4,651 1,328 8,663 7,046 72,478 128,529 13,888 11,761 38,692 40,065 339 635 726 328,802
2003 4,629 1,417 8,650 7,117 73,905 130,928 13,940 12,038 40,287 40,496 335 701 758 335,202
2004 4,488 1,390 8,734 6,959 74,073 132,553 13,811 11,983 40,780 40,490 365 698 747 337,072
2005 4,501 1,340 8,557 6,892 76,346 133,760 14,145 11,967 42,110 40,827 320 712 699 342,176
2006 4,542 1,413 8,485 7,030 81,938 135,597 14,565 12,288 45,230 41,730 364 687 747 354,617
2007 4,553 1,389 8,868 7,146 84,387 138,436 15,285 13,248 49,028 43,649 355 725 794 367,864
2008 4,898 1,483 9,188 7,402 87,870 140,791 15,485 13,737 50,856 44,276 373 721 805 377,886
2009 4,915 1,457 8,989 7,391 88,868 140,372 15,940 14,243 51,722 44,993 383 711 877 380,863
2010 4,900 1,403 8,879 7,360 88,419 139,611 15,776 14,296 50,847 43,810 382 700 828 377,213
2011 4,478 1,436 8,862 7,124 88,583 140,135 15,620 14,271 51,040 44,129 431 690 837 377,636
  rate per 1,000
1981 15.9 15.4 14.1 14.9 14.6 13.9 15.5 17.6 18.6 14.7 22.4 27.5 Note ...: not applicable 14.9
1986 13.2 15.0 13.9 13.5 12.6 14.2 15.6 17.0 18.0 14.0 19.8 27.6 Note ...: not applicable 14.3
1991 12.4 14.5 13.1 12.7 13.8 14.5 15.6 15.3 16.5 13.5 19.7 42.2 Note ...: not applicable 14.4
1996 10.3 12.5 11.4 10.9 11.8 12.6 13.6 13.1 13.6 11.9 14.1 37.4 Note ...: not applicable 12.4
2001 9.0 10.1 9.6 9.6 10.0 11.1 12.2 12.3 12.3 10.0 11.4 15.0 25.2 10.8
2002 9.0 9.7 9.3 9.4 9.7 10.6 12.0 11.8 12.4 9.8 11.2 15.2 25.2 10.5
2003 8.9 10.3 9.2 9.5 9.9 10.7 12.0 12.1 12.7 9.8 10.8 16.5 25.9 10.6
2004 8.7 10.1 9.3 9.3 9.8 10.7 11.8 12.0 12.6 9.7 11.6 16.1 25.0 10.6
2005 8.8 9.7 9.1 9.2 10.1 10.7 12.0 12.0 12.7 9.7 10.0 16.4 23.0 10.6
2006 8.9 10.2 9.0 9.4 10.7 10.7 12.3 12.4 13.2 9.8 11.3 15.9 24.3 10.9
2007 9.0 10.1 9.5 9.6 11.0 10.8 12.8 13.2 14.0 10.1 10.9 16.6 25.4 11.2
2008 9.7 10.6 9.8 9.9 11.3 10.9 12.8 13.6 14.2 10.1 11.3 16.5 25.5 11.3
2009 9.7 10.3 9.6 9.9 11.4 10.7 13.1 13.8 14.1 10.1 11.3 16.3 27.2 11.3
2010 9.6 9.8 9.4 9.8 11.2 10.6 12.8 13.7 13.7 9.7 11.0 16.0 25.2 11.1
2011 8.7 9.9 9.3 9.4 11.1 10.5 12.5 13.5 13.5 9.6 12.2 15.6 24.9 11.0
... not applicable
Note: Nunavut is included in the Northwest Territories before 2001.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Births Database, 1981 to 2011, Survey 3231 and Demography Division, demographic estimates.
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