In 2021, the total fertility rate, in the United Kingdom fell to 1.53 births per woman, compared with 1.56 in 2020. The fertility rate in the most recent year is the lowest in this provided time period, and far below the peak of 2.65 births per woman recorded in 1964.
Total fertility rate in the United Kingdom from 1961 to 2021
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 24, 2023). Total fertility rate in the United Kingdom from 1961 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284042/fertility-rate-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Total fertility rate in the United Kingdom from 1961 to 2021." Chart. February 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284042/fertility-rate-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Total fertility rate in the United Kingdom from 1961 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284042/fertility-rate-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Total Fertility Rate in The United Kingdom from 1961 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284042/fertility-rate-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Total fertility rate in the United Kingdom from 1961 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284042/fertility-rate-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 05, 2023)
Total fertility rate in the United Kingdom from 1961 to 2021 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), February 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284042/fertility-rate-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/