Figure 3
Proportion (in percentage) of children born during the baby boom period, by birth year of mother, Canada, 1896 to 1948

This figure shows the proportion, in percentage, of children born during the baby boom period, by birth year of mother in Canada, from 1896 to 1948. The following are the values for every year: in 1896, the proportion was 0.0%, in 1897, 0.0%, in 1898, 0.1%, in 1899, 0.1%, in 1900, 0.3%, in 1901, 0.6%, in 1902, 1.0%, in 1903, 1.8%, in 1904, 2.9%, in 1905, 4.2%, in 1906, 5.8%, in 1907, 8.1%, in 1908, 11.0%, in 1909, 14.1%, in 1910, 17.9%, in 1911, 21.8%, in 1912, 25.9%, in 1913, 30.6%, in 1914, 35.8%, in 1915, in 40.0%, in 1916, 45.3%, in 1917, 50.6%, in 1918, 56.5%, in 1919, 61.9%, in 1920, 67.7%, in 1921, 73.1%, in 1922, 78.1%, in 1923, 83.2%, in 1924, 87.3%, in 1925, 90.7%, in 1926, 92.9%, in 1927, 94.2%, in 1928, 94.3%, in 1929, 93.7%, in 1930, 92.5%, in 1931, 91.1%, in 1932, 89.3%, in 1933, 87.4%, in 1934, 85.0%, in 1935, 82.4%, in 1936, 79.2%, in 1937, 75.6%, in 1938, 71.0%, in 1939, 65.7%, in 1940, 59.2%, in 1941, 51.9%, in 1942, 43.4%, in 1943, 34.5%, in 1944, 25.9%, in 1945, 17.9%, in 1946, 11.2%, in 1947, 6.2%, and in 1948, 2.8%.