Canada's total fertility rate fell again last year, reaching a record low of 1.25 children per woman, following years of decline.

Canada’s total fertility rate fell again last year, reaching a record low of 1.25 children per woman, following years of decline.

Published Wednesday, new data from Statistics Canada show the birth rate slipping 1.6 per cent from 2023; the first year that fertility rates fell below 1.3 children per woman.

  • mindbleach@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    3 days ago

    How terrible, apparently.

    We went from dog-whistling about ‘there’s too many people!’ to dog-whistling about ‘there’s not enough people!’ like flipping a light-switch.