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Number of births: Canadian provinces ranked (2025–26)

Measure: Number of births. All 13 provinces and territories with data in Births, deaths and natural increase by province and territory, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025/2026.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0008-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated: 2026-10-26

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National value: 374,708 (Canada).

Lowest: 433 to 793
Group 2: 793 to 6,565
Group 3: 6,565 to 13,283
Group 4: 13,283 to 53,343
Highest: 53,343 to 146,917

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.


1	Ontario	146,917
2	Quebec	78,500
3	Alberta	53,343
4	British Columbia	45,568
5	Manitoba	15,915
6	Saskatchewan	13,283
7	Nova Scotia	8,059
8	New Brunswick	6,565
9	Newfoundland and Labrador	3,368
10	Prince Edward Island	1,503
11	Nunavut	793
12	Northwest Territories	461
13	Yukon	433

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0008-01: Estimates of the components of demographic growth, annual. Reference period: 2025/2026.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by number of births (2025/2026). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0008-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-26. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-births/

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