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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by 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

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 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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