In 2021 the total fertility rate in Scotland was 1.31, compared with 1.29 in the previous year, which was the lowest it has been in this provided time period. From 2002 onwards the total fertility rate in Scotland increased from 1.47 to a peak of 1.76 in 2008. Since 2008 the total fertility rate in Scotland has fallen rapidly, with only a slight increase occurring between 2013 and 2014.
Total fertility rate in Scotland from 1971 to 2021
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 24, 2023). Total fertility rate in Scotland from 1971 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 11, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/367781/total-fertility-rate-in-scotland/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Total fertility rate in Scotland from 1971 to 2021." Chart. February 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 11, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/367781/total-fertility-rate-in-scotland/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Total fertility rate in Scotland from 1971 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 11, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/367781/total-fertility-rate-in-scotland/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Total Fertility Rate in Scotland from 1971 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/367781/total-fertility-rate-in-scotland/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Total fertility rate in Scotland from 1971 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/367781/total-fertility-rate-in-scotland/ (last visited December 11, 2023)
Total fertility rate in Scotland from 1971 to 2021 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), February 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/367781/total-fertility-rate-in-scotland/