Data on the median length of time (in months) between the first and second born offspring of a family in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2019 shows that throughout this period the average length of time in between births remained fairly stable with the exception of 2005, 2011, 2012 and 2016 whereby the median increased by one month.
Median length of intervals between first and second born offspring in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2019
(in months)
Characteristic
Number of months
2019
35
2018
35
2017
35
2016
36
2015
35
2014
35
2013
35
2012
36
2011
36
2010
35
2009
35
2008
35
2007
35
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The intervals have been derived by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) from 100 percent of new claims for Child Benefit from all births occurring in the United Kingdom (only a 5 per sample for estimates up to and including 2006). A zero interval is assumed for births resulting from a multiple maternity.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 16, 2020). Median length of intervals between first and second born offspring in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2019 (in months) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/632811/median-birth-intervals-between-first-and-second-born-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Median length of intervals between first and second born offspring in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2019 (in months)." Chart. November 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632811/median-birth-intervals-between-first-and-second-born-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Median length of intervals between first and second born offspring in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2019 (in months). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632811/median-birth-intervals-between-first-and-second-born-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Median Length of Intervals between First and Second Born Offspring in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2005 to 2019 (in Months)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632811/median-birth-intervals-between-first-and-second-born-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Median length of intervals between first and second born offspring in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2019 (in months) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632811/median-birth-intervals-between-first-and-second-born-uk/ (last visited January 05, 2025)
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