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
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
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.