United Kingdom birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in the United Kingdom chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in the United Kingdom was 1.56 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1973. In 1993, the fertility rate was 1.76 — a -11.4% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	United Kingdom	World
1960	2.69	4.69
1961	2.78	4.56
1962	2.86	5.02
1963	2.88	5.31
1964	2.93	5.13
1965	2.86	5.08
1966	2.78	4.97
1967	2.68	4.87
1968	2.6	4.98
1969	2.51	4.88
1970	2.44	4.84
1971	2.41	4.69
1972	2.2	4.55
1973	2.04	4.42
1974	1.92	4.26
1975	1.81	4.07
1976	1.74	3.97
1977	1.69	3.84
1978	1.75	3.77
1979	1.86	3.76
1980	1.9	3.73
1981	1.82	3.71
1982	1.78	3.72
1983	1.77	3.59
1984	1.77	3.57
1985	1.79	3.53
1986	1.78	3.51
1987	1.81	3.48
1988	1.82	3.39
1989	1.79	3.35
1990	1.83	3.31
1991	1.82	3.13
1992	1.79	3.04
1993	1.76	2.97
1994	1.74	2.92
1995	1.71	2.87
1996	1.73	2.82
1997	1.72	2.78
1998	1.71	2.75
1999	1.68	2.72
2000	1.64	2.73
2001	1.63	2.69
2002	1.63	2.66
2003	1.7	2.64
2004	1.75	2.63
2005	1.76	2.61
2006	1.82	2.61
2007	1.86	2.6
2008	1.91	2.6
2009	1.89	2.59
2010	1.92	2.57
2011	1.91	2.55
2012	1.92	2.56
2013	1.83	2.53
2014	1.81	2.52
2015	1.8	2.49
2016	1.79	2.49
2017	1.74	2.46
2018	1.68	2.39
2019	1.63	2.35
2020	1.57	2.28
2021	1.58	2.25
2022	1.56	2.22
2023	1.56	2.2
2024	1.55	2.19
2025	1.54	2.18
2026	1.53	2.18
2027	1.53	2.17
2028	1.53	2.16
2029	1.52	2.15
2030	1.52	2.14
2031	1.52	2.13
2032	1.53	2.12
2033	1.53	2.12
2034	1.53	2.11
2035	1.53	2.1
2036	1.53	2.09
2037	1.53	2.09
2038	1.53	2.08
2039	1.53	2.08
2040	1.53	2.08
2041	1.54	2.07
2042	1.54	2.07
2043	1.54	2.07
2044	1.54	2.07
2045	1.54	2.06
2046	1.54	2.06
2047	1.54	2.06
2048	1.54	2.05
2049	1.55	2.05
2050	1.55	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 2.22% were to women under 20 years old, 36.6% to women ages 20-29, and 61.2% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 8.46%, 60.2%, and 31.4% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in the United Kingdom by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	United Kingdom	World
1960	23.3%	37.4%
1961	23.3%	37.5%
1962	23.2%	37.6%
1963	23.2%	37.8%
1964	23.3%	38%
1965	23.4%	38%
1966	23.5%	38%
1967	23.7%	38%
1968	23.9%	37.9%
1969	24%	37.8%
1970	24.1%	37.7%
1971	24.1%	37.6%
1972	24%	37.5%
1973	23.9%	37.3%
1974	23.6%	37.2%
1975	23.3%	37.1%
1976	22.9%	36.9%
1977	22.4%	36.7%
1978	21.9%	36.3%
1979	21.4%	35.9%
1980	21%	35.5%
1981	20.6%	35.2%
1982	20.2%	34.9%
1983	19.8%	34.6%
1984	19.5%	34.3%
1985	19.3%	34%
1986	19.1%	33.8%
1987	18.9%	33.6%
1988	18.9%	33.4%
1989	19.1%	33.2%
1990	19.1%	33%
1991	19.3%	32.9%
1992	19.4%	32.7%
1993	19.5%	32.5%
1994	19.6%	32.3%
1995	19.5%	32.1%
1996	19.4%	31.8%
1997	19.3%	31.5%
1998	19.3%	31.1%
1999	19.2%	30.8%
2000	18.9%	30.4%
2001	18.7%	30%
2002	18.5%	29.6%
2003	18.4%	29.2%
2004	18.3%	28.8%
2005	18.2%	28.5%
2006	18%	28.1%
2007	17.9%	27.9%
2008	17.8%	27.6%
2009	17.8%	27.5%
2010	17.8%	27.3%
2011	17.7%	27.1%
2012	17.8%	27%
2013	17.8%	26.9%
2014	17.8%	26.8%
2015	17.9%	26.6%
2016	18%	26.5%
2017	18%	26.4%
2018	18.1%	26.2%
2019	18%	26%
2020	18%	25.8%
2021	17.8%	25.6%
2022	17.6%	25.3%
2023	17.4%	25%
2024	17.2%	24.7%
2025	17%	24.4%
2026	16.7%	24.1%
2027	16.5%	23.8%
2028	16.2%	23.4%
2029	16%	23.1%
2030	15.7%	22.8%
2031	15.5%	22.6%
2032	15.3%	22.3%
2033	15.2%	22.1%
2034	15.1%	21.9%
2035	15%	21.7%
2036	14.9%	21.6%
2037	14.9%	21.5%
2038	14.8%	21.4%
2039	14.8%	21.3%
2040	14.8%	21.2%
2041	14.8%	21.1%
2042	14.8%	21%
2043	14.9%	21%
2044	14.9%	20.9%
2045	14.9%	20.8%
2046	15%	20.7%
2047	15%	20.7%
2048	15%	20.6%
2049	15%	20.5%
2050	15.1%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in the United Kingdom was 23.3% in 1960, 19.5% in 1993, and 17.2% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of the United Kingdom.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in the United Kingdom, excluding migration, has been +0.16% annually. On average, 103,312 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	United Kingdom
1960	314,400
1961	311,519
1962	340,800
1963	337,995
1964	405,000
1965	364,132
1966	333,356
1967	346,145
1968	292,622
1969	260,577
1970	244,918
1971	257,123
1972	162,650
1973	112,389
1974	67,476
1975	33,735
1976	-5,621
1977	0
1978	16,859
1979	61,872
1980	95,734
1981	73,234
1982	56,314
1983	61,966
1984	84,633
1985	79,170
1986	90,690
1987	136,325
1988	136,628
1989	119,861
1990	154,569
1991	143,562
1992	149,709
1993	103,893
1994	127,304
1995	87,028
1996	98,884
1997	99,138
1998	87,730
1999	64,551
2000	70,671
2001	65,032
2002	65,308
2003	89,471
2004	131,974
2005	144,963
2006	176,455
2007	196,232
2008	216,325
2009	230,422
2010	251,066
2011	259,361
2012	248,473
2013	198,830
2014	206,784
2015	175,738
2016	177,139
2017	145,125
2018	119,321
2019	108,342
2020	-4,272
2021	30,612
2022	39,751
2023	34,589

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in the United Kingdom was 8 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.008% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -33.3% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	United Kingdom	World
1985	2	460
1986	2	438
1987	3	429
1988	4	414
1989	5	401
1990	6	391
1991	7	395
1992	7	395
1993	8	389
1994	9	382
1995	9	371
1996	8	366
1997	9	358
1998	10	360
1999	11	340
2000	12	328
2001	13	321
2002	13	311
2003	14	301
2004	13	291
2005	12	283
2006	12	276
2007	11	269
2008	11	264
2009	11	258
2010	10	253
2011	10	247
2012	9	239
2013	9	235
2014	9	231
2015	9	228
2016	9	220
2017	9	215
2018	9	211
2019	9	207
2020	14	211
2021	13	242
2022	15	203
2023	8	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in the United Kingdom was 4.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.45% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 6.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	United Kingdom	World
1960	2.66%	18.5%
1961	2.61%	18.1%
1962	2.56%	17.8%
1963	2.49%	17.5%
1964	2.42%	17.7%
1965	2.34%	17.5%
1966	2.28%	17.3%
1967	2.22%	17%
1968	2.18%	16.5%
1969	2.14%	15.5%
1970	2.1%	15.2%
1971	2.06%	15.1%
1972	2%	14.4%
1973	1.94%	14.1%
1974	1.87%	13.7%
1975	1.8%	13.4%
1976	1.72%	13%
1977	1.64%	12.5%
1978	1.57%	12.1%
1979	1.49%	11.7%
1980	1.41%	11.4%
1981	1.34%	11%
1982	1.27%	10.8%
1983	1.22%	10.6%
1984	1.17%	10.4%
1985	1.14%	10.1%
1986	1.11%	9.81%
1987	1.08%	9.47%
1988	1.04%	9.31%
1989	0.99%	9.02%
1990	0.93%	8.81%
1991	0.87%	8.66%
1992	0.82%	8.46%
1993	0.77%	8.19%
1994	0.74%	7.98%
1995	0.72%	7.76%
1996	0.7%	7.52%
1997	0.69%	7.28%
1998	0.68%	7.05%
1999	0.67%	6.76%
2000	0.65%	6.48%
2001	0.64%	6.21%
2002	0.63%	5.94%
2003	0.63%	5.65%
2004	0.61%	5.43%
2005	0.6%	5.16%
2006	0.59%	4.92%
2007	0.58%	4.7%
2008	0.56%	4.5%
2009	0.54%	4.31%
2010	0.52%	4.11%
2011	0.5%	3.97%
2012	0.48%	3.77%
2013	0.46%	3.61%
2014	0.45%	3.48%
2015	0.45%	3.35%
2016	0.44%	3.23%
2017	0.44%	3.11%
2018	0.44%	2.97%
2019	0.44%	2.86%
2020	0.44%	2.75%
2021	0.44%	2.66%
2022	0.45%	2.59%
2023	0.45%	2.49%