Fertility Rate: United Kingdom
United Kingdom's fertility rate is currently 1.551 births per woman as of 2024. # United Kingdom Fertility Rate The United Kingdom's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.551 births per woman
-0.6% y/y
Peak (1964)
2.93 births per woman
Low (2024)
1.551 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — United Kingdom
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — United Kingdom
Analysis# United Kingdom Fertility Rate
The United Kingdom's fertility rate stands at 1.551 births per woman in 2024, marking an all-time low. This represents a dramatic 42.3% decline since 1960, when the rate was significantly higher during the post-war baby boom era. The peak fertility of 2.93 births per woman occurred in 1964, reflecting the social and economic conditions of that period. Over the past six decades, the UK has transitioned from replacement-level fertility to well below the 2.1 threshold needed to maintain population without immigration.
The most striking change occurred between 2015 and 2020, when the fertility rate fell from 1.8 to 1.571 births per woman—a sharp contraction within just five years. Since 2020, the rate has remained essentially flat, hovering between 1.551 and 1.583. This stabilization at historic lows suggests structural factors—including delayed childbearing, increased educational attainment among women, and rising costs of childcare—continue to constrain fertility growth in the UK.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.551 births per woman | -0.58% |
| 2023 | 1.56 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2022 | 1.56 births per woman | -1.45% |
| 2021 | 1.583 births per woman | +0.76% |
| 2020 | 1.571 births per woman | -3.74% |
| 2019 | 1.632 births per woman | -2.86% |
| 2018 | 1.68 births per woman | -3.45% |
| 2017 | 1.74 births per woman | -2.79% |
| 2016 | 1.79 births per woman | -0.56% |
| 2015 | 1.8 births per woman | -0.55% |
| 2014 | 1.81 births per woman | -1.09% |
| 2013 | 1.83 births per woman | -4.69% |
| 2012 | 1.92 births per woman | +0.52% |
| 2011 | 1.91 births per woman | -0.52% |
| 2010 | 1.92 births per woman | +1.59% |
| 2009 | 1.89 births per woman | -1.05% |
| 2008 | 1.91 births per woman | +2.69% |
| 2007 | 1.86 births per woman | +2.20% |
| 2006 | 1.82 births per woman | +3.41% |
| 2005 | 1.76 births per woman | +0.57% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.75 births per woman | +2.94% |
| 2003 | 1.7 births per woman | +4.29% |
| 2002 | 1.63 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2001 | 1.63 births per woman | -0.61% |
| 2000 | 1.64 births per woman | -2.38% |
| 1999 | 1.68 births per woman | -1.75% |
| 1998 | 1.71 births per woman | -0.58% |
| 1997 | 1.72 births per woman | -0.58% |
| 1996 | 1.73 births per woman | +1.17% |
| 1995 | 1.71 births per woman | -1.72% |
| 1994 | 1.74 births per woman | -1.14% |
| 1993 | 1.76 births per woman | -1.68% |
| 1992 | 1.79 births per woman | -1.65% |
| 1991 | 1.82 births per woman | -0.55% |
| 1990 | 1.83 births per woman | +2.23% |
| 1989 | 1.79 births per woman | -1.65% |
| 1988 | 1.82 births per woman | +0.55% |
| 1987 | 1.81 births per woman | +1.69% |
| 1986 | 1.78 births per woman | -0.56% |
| 1985 | 1.79 births per woman | +1.13% |
| 1984 | 1.77 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1983 | 1.77 births per woman | -0.56% |
| 1982 | 1.78 births per woman | -2.20% |
| 1981 | 1.82 births per woman | -4.21% |
| 1980 | 1.9 births per woman | +2.15% |
| 1979 | 1.86 births per woman | +6.29% |
| 1978 | 1.75 births per woman | +3.55% |
| 1977 | 1.69 births per woman | -2.87% |
| 1976 | 1.74 births per woman | -3.87% |
| 1975 | 1.81 births per woman | -5.73% |
| 1974 | 1.92 births per woman | -5.88% |
| 1973 | 2.04 births per woman | -7.27% |
| 1972 | 2.2 births per woman | -8.71% |
| 1971 | 2.41 births per woman | -1.23% |
| 1970 | 2.44 births per woman | -2.79% |
| 1969 | 2.51 births per woman | -3.46% |
| 1968 | 2.6 births per woman | -2.99% |
| 1967 | 2.68 births per woman | -3.60% |
| 1966 | 2.78 births per woman | -2.80% |
| 1965 | 2.86 births per woman | -2.39% |
| 1964 | 2.93 births per woman | +1.74% |
| 1963 | 2.88 births per woman | +0.70% |
| 1962 | 2.86 births per woman | +2.88% |
| 1961 | 2.78 births per woman | +3.35% |
| 1960 | 2.69 births per woman | — |
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