UK birth rate plummets
UK birth rate plummets
Newly published UK government data has revealed that the fertility rates in England and Wales have now plummeted to the lowest levels since records began in 1938.
The average total fertility rate (TFR) – the average number of children born to a woman over her lifetime – was 1.44 children per woman in 2023.
The shocking plunge was revealed in new figures from the government’s Office for National Statistics (ONS).
In 2023, 591,072 live births were recorded.
The figure is the lowest number...
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UK birth rate plummets
Newly published UK government data has revealed that the fertility rates in England and Wales have now plummeted to the lowest levels since records began in 1938.
The average total fertility rate (TFR) – the average number of children born to a woman over her lifetime – was 1.44 children per woman in 2023.
The shocking plunge was revealed in new figures from the government’s Office for National Statistics (ONS).
In 2023, 591,072 live births were recorded.
The figure is the lowest number...
Read more
by gas112
This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum