Annual live births, stillbirths, maternities, and fertility rates in England and Wales by factors including registration, place of birth, and deprivation.

Annual live births and stillbirths in England and Wales by factors including socio-economic classification, gestational age, birthweight, and ethnicity.

Annual live births in England and Wales by sex, birthweight, gestational age, ethnicity and month. Maternities by place of birth and with multiple births. Stillbirths by age of parents and calendar quarter.

In 2023, the vast majority of live births in England and Wales occurred in hospitals, with just over 10,000 taking place at home, and 850 taking place elsewhere, compared with around 580,000 at hospitals.

In 2021 there were approximately 10.5 live births per 1,000 population in England, the second-lowest birth rate since 1971, when the crude birth rate was 15.9 births per 1,000 people.

There were almost 695,000 live births recorded in the United Kingdom in 2021, compared with almost 682,000 in the previous year. Between 1887 and 2021, the year with the highest number of live births was 1920, when there were approximately 1.13 million births, while the year with the fewest births was 1977, when there were approximately 657,000 births. Birth rate falls to a historic low in 2020 At 10.2 births per 1,000 people, the birth rate of the United Kingdom in 2020 was at a historic low. After witnessing a twenty-first century high of 12.9 in 2010, the birth rate gradually declined before a sharp decrease was recorded between 2012 and 2013. Although there was a slight uptick in the birth rate in 2021, when there were 10.4 births per 1,000 people, the total fertility rate reached a low of 1.53 births per woman in the same year. As well as falling birth and fertility rates, the average age of mothers has been increasing. In 1991, the average age of mothers at childbirth was 27.7 years, compared with 30.9 years in 2021. UK population reaches 68 million In 2023, the overall population of the United Kingdom reached almost 68.3 million people. Of the four countries that comprise the UK, England has by far the highest population, at 57.7 million, compared with almost 5.5 million in Scotland, 3.2 million in Wales, and 1.9 million in Northern Ireland. These countries are far less densely populated than England, especially when compared to London, which had approximately 5,630 people per square kilometer, compared with just 70 in Scotland. After London, North West England was the second-most densely populated area of the UK, which includes the large metropolitan areas of the cities of Manchester, and Liverpool

In 2022, there were ******* live births to mothers aged between 30 and 34 years old in England and Wales, making it the most common age group for live births in that year. Between 1973 and 2000, the most common age for mother giving birth was ** to **, and between 1961 and 1972 it was ** to **, indicating a gradual trend of mothers giving birth later in life.

This statistic displays the number of live births to a non-UK born mother and father in England and Wales from 2008 to 2018. During this time period the number of live births to a non-UK born mother and father increased. In 2008 the number of live births in this category amounted to approximately *** thousand, by 2018 the number of live births had increased to over *** thousand.

Annual statistics on live births. Includes countries of birth for non-UK born mothers and fathers

Source agency: Office for National Statistics

Designation: National Statistics

Language: English

Alternative title: Parents' country of birth, England and Wales

Statistics on live and still births occurring annually in England and Wales. Statistics for births in previous years are included to show trends in fertility. It also covers birth counts and birth rates tabulated by, among other attributes, parents' age, occurrence within or outside marriage, multiple births, mother's area of residence and country of birth, place of confinement, and father's social class (defined by occupation). Source agency: Office for National Statistics Designation: National Statistics Language: English Alternative title: Birth statistics, England and Wales (Series FM1)

Introduction.

Baby name statistics are compiled from first names recorded when live births are registered in England and Wales as part of civil registration, a legal requirement. The statistics are based only on live births which occurred in the calendar year, as there is no public register of stillbirths. Babies born in England and Wales to women whose usual residence is outside England and Wales are included in the statistics for England and Wales as a whole, but excluded from any sub-division of England and Wales. The statistics are based on the exact spelling of the name given on the birth certificate. Grouping names with similar pronunciation would change the rankings. Exact names are given so users can group if they wish.

The dataset contains records of around 16k boy names and 22k girl names.

Notes and definitions.

Baby name statistics do not include births to women usually resident in England or Wales who give birth abroad. They do include births to women whose usual residence is outside England and Wales where the birth occurred in England or Wales. Births where the name of the baby is not stated are excluded from all the ranks. Births where the usual residence of the mother was not in England and Wales are excluded from the regional ranks and from the separate England and Wales ranks. Names with a count of 2 or less in total within England and Wales have been redacted using S40 of the Freedom of Information Act in order to protect the confidentiality of individuals. This is consistent with the disclosure control methodology used for our birth statistics.

Source of data: The ONS.

License: Open Government License

Presents data on birth registrations in England and Wales by area of usual residence of mother. The tables contain summary data for live births for local authorities and health areas including figures by age of mother. Source agency: Office for National Statistics Designation: National Statistics Language: English Alternative title: Births by area of usual residence of mother, England and Wales

Presents data on birth registrations in England and Wales by characteristics of birth. This package contains statistics on month and quarter of occurrence, multiple births and place of birth. Source agency: Office for National Statistics Designation: National Statistics Language: English Alternative title: Characteristics of Birth 2, England and Wales

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) Annual District Birth Extract (ADBE) is a register of all births relating to Welsh residents, including those born out of Wales and subsequently registered in Wales. Birth statistics are derived from information recorded when live births and stillbirths are registered as part of civil registration, a legal requirement; these data represent the most complete data source available. The registration of births is a service carried out by the Local Registration Service in partnership with the General Register Office (GRO) in England and Wales. ONS produces five birth statistical releases between July and November each year. These releases include statistics about births that occurred during the previous year. This is all data related to the ONS Annual District Birth Extract.

Between 2001 and 2021, the most popular date of birth in England and Wales was September 27, with an average of ***** live births occurring on this date. By contrast, there were, on average, just ***** births taking place on December 26, making it the least popular day during this time period.

This statistic displays the multiple birth (twins, triplets or more) rate in England and Wales from 1990 to 2022. Overall, the rate of multiple births has increased during the provided time interval. However, since 2015 the trend has been reversing. Multiple birth rates dropped to a low of **** in 2021, but have returned to **** by 2022.