The Story Behind Canada’s Collapsing Fertility Rate

About this episode

This episode explores the factors driving Canada's declining fertility rate and the implications for family structures.

Canada’s fertility rate has fallen to just 1.25 children per woman, one of the lowest in the developed world. But what’s actually driving the decline? Are fewer Canadians having children, or are the ones having kids simply choosing to have fewer of them? In this episode of DemograFix, ⁠Mike Moffatt and ⁠Cara Stern break down the data behind Canada’s collapsing birth rate. They explore why more women are remaining childless, why one-child families have become the norm, and how housing costs, d...

People in this episode

Hosts: Mike Moffatt, Cara Stern

Topics covered

• fertility rate
• Canada
• demographics
• birth rate
• family structure

Keywords

• fertility
• birth rate
• Canada
• demographics
• family size
• housing costs

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Places: Canada

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