The fertility rate in England and Wales has dropped to 1.41 – a new low – despite a rise in the number of births last year ...

The birth rate in England and Wales has dropped to a new record low, with the fertility rate falling to 1.41 children per ...

Immigration has fuelled the two biggest annual rises in the population of England and Wales since the Second World War, official figures revealed.

The Total Fertility Rate (TFR, the average number of births per woman) has now dropped to a record low of 1.41. Given a TFR ...

For a country’s population to remain stable, discounting any impact from migration, the total fertility rate needs to be ...

BRITAIN’S baby rate has plunged to a record low, figures reveal. The average number of children a woman can expect to have ...

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Birth rates in England and Wales have fallen to a record low for the third time in three years. In 2024, the total fertility ...

The fertility rate across England and Wales has fallen to a record low, according to official figures, which is likely to ...

As most regions saw a drop in their total fertility rate last year, London and the West Midlands region recorded an increase from 2023. At a local authority level, Luton was followed by Barking and ...

At a local authority level, Luton in Bedfordshire had the highest total fertility rate in 2024 (two children per woman), followed by Barking and Dagenham in London (1.99) and Slough in Berkshire (1.96 ...