Canada’s death rate has exceeded its birth rate: StatsCan
Between January and March, Canada registered 90,173 births and 90,328 deaths, resulting in a natural population decline of 155 people.
The first quarter of this year marked the third consecutive quarter in which Canada’s population declined, according to the latest Statistics Canada data. The most notable factor is that deaths have been outpacing births.
On April 1, Canada’s population stood at 41.4 million, a decrease of 55,025 from the start of the year. While the decline is largely attributable to net emigration, a declining birth rate is also a contributing factor.
