Definitions
Historical Trends
Future Forecasts
100

This term refers to the number of births recorded each year for every 1,000 people.

What is the Birth Rate?

100

In 1960, with the baby boom in "full swing," Canada saw a record 479,000 _______.

What are births?

100

Statistics Canada predicts that Canada’s overall growth rate will actually become this by the year 2030.

What is negative?

200

This is calculated by finding the difference between the birth rate and the death rate.

What is the Rate of Natural Increase?


200

In 2005, Canada had a positive ________ of 112,000 because there were more births than deaths.

What is natural increase?

200

Based on the "medium growth scenario," this 5-year window is when negative natural increase is projected to begin.

What is 2026–2030?

300

This is the difference between the number of people immigrating to Canada and those emigrating from it.

What is Net Migration?


300

Between 1921 and 2006, Canada's death rate _______

What is dropped?

300

In the 2051 to 2061 projection, this specific type of increase is expected to be the only driver keeping Canada's total growth positive.

What is migratory increase?


400

When the number of deaths in a country exceeds the number of births, the rate of natural increase is described as this.

What is negative?

400

The total________ in Canada peaked at nearly 4.0 children per woman during the 1950s.

What is fertility rate?

400

Projections show that after 2030, the number of these will consistently exceed the number of births.

What are deaths?

500

In Canada and other countries of this type, the birth rate is generally "fairly low."

What is a developed country?

500

Between 1950 and 2010, the _________dropped from 27.8 to 10.8

What is Birth Rate?

500

While natural increase is declining, this component of population growth has historically peaked during periods like 1901–1911 and 1951–1961.

What is migratory increase?

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