Canada vs Estonia: Fertility rate: births per woman

Canada
1.35 live births per woman
in 2023
Estonia
1.35 live births per woman
in 2023
Canada rank
204th
Estonia rank
203rd

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Canada
  • Estonia
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How they compare

Estonia currently reports 1.35 live births per woman against 1.35 live births per woman in Canada, a difference of 0 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 204th and Estonia ranks 203rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Estonia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Estonia Difference Ahead
1950s 3.68 live births per woman 2.1 live births per woman 1.58 live births per woman Canada
1960s 3.14 live births per woman 1.96 live births per woman 1.18 live births per woman Canada
1970s 1.86 live births per woman 2.09 live births per woman 0.2285 live births per woman Estonia
1980s 1.61 live births per woman 2.16 live births per woman 0.5485 live births per woman Estonia
1990s 1.65 live births per woman 1.5 live births per woman 0.145 live births per woman Canada
2000s 1.58 live births per woman 1.5 live births per woman 0.0779 live births per woman Canada
2010s 1.58 live births per woman 1.61 live births per woman 0.0223 live births per woman Estonia
2020s 1.39 live births per woman 1.49 live births per woman 0.096 live births per woman Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Canada or Estonia?
Estonia, at 1.35 live births per woman against 1.35 live births per woman in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Canada and Estonia?
0 live births per woman, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Estonia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Canada and Estonia rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Canada ranks 204th and Estonia ranks 203rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
Last refreshed

The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.