In 2021 the general fertility rate in the United Kingdom was 53.6 births per 1,000 women aged between 15 and 44, the lowest fertility rates seen in this time period. The rate was at its highest in 1971, when it was 84.3.
General fertility rate in the United Kingdom from 1971 to 2021
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 24, 2023). General fertility rate in the United Kingdom from 1971 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/367776/general-fertility-rate-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "General fertility rate in the United Kingdom from 1971 to 2021." Chart. February 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/367776/general-fertility-rate-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). General fertility rate in the United Kingdom from 1971 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/367776/general-fertility-rate-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "General Fertility Rate in The United Kingdom from 1971 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/367776/general-fertility-rate-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), General fertility rate in the United Kingdom from 1971 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/367776/general-fertility-rate-uk/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
General fertility rate in the United Kingdom from 1971 to 2021 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), February 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/367776/general-fertility-rate-uk/