In 2021 the general fertility rate in the United Kingdom was 53.6 births per 1,000 women aged between 15 and 44, the lowest fertility rates seen in this time period. The rate was at its highest in 1971, when it was 84.3.
General fertility rate in the United Kingdom from 1971 to 2021
Characteristic
General fertility rate (live births per 1,000 women aged 15-44)
2021
53.6
2020
54.4
2019
56.9
2018
58.5
2017
60.3
2016
61.7
2015
61.7
2014
61.6
2013
61.6
2012
64.1
2011
63.4
2010
63.4
2009
62
2008
63.3
2007
60.7
2006
59.1
2005
57.4
2004
57.7
2003
56
2002
54.1
2001
54.3
2000
55.4
1999
57.3
1998
58.8
1997
59.6
1996
60.2
1995
60.1
1994
61.6
1993
62.4
1992
63.4
1991
63.6
1990
64
1989
62.3
1988
63.1
1987
62.3
1986
61
1985
61.4
1984
60.3
1983
60.2
1982
60.6
1981
62.1
1980
64.9
1979
64.1
1978
60.8
1977
58.9
1976
61.3
1975
64
1974
68
1973
72.3
1972
77.8
1971
84.3
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 24, 2023). General fertility rate in the United Kingdom from 1971 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/367776/general-fertility-rate-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "General fertility rate in the United Kingdom from 1971 to 2021." Chart. February 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/367776/general-fertility-rate-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). General fertility rate in the United Kingdom from 1971 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/367776/general-fertility-rate-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "General Fertility Rate in The United Kingdom from 1971 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/367776/general-fertility-rate-uk/
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