The report examines changes in fertility and the frequency of births relative to the total population in United Kingdom.
Total fertility in United Kingdom stood at 1.55 births per woman in 2024, a change of -0.26 over ten years. The crude birth rate was 9.9 per 1,000 people, and adolescent fertility was 7.8 births per 1,000 women ages 15 to 19.
The crude natural increase rate, calculated as the difference between the birth and death rates, was +0.2 per 1,000 people in 2024. Based on comparable data for 2024, United Kingdom ranked 159th of 217 economies by crude birth rate and 166th of 217 by adolescent fertility.
United Kingdom Birth Rate and Fertility by Year
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators — Birth rate, crude, per 1,000 people (SP.DYN.CBRT.IN); Fertility rate, total, births per woman (SP.DYN.TFRT.IN); Adolescent fertility rate, births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (SP.ADO.TFRT); Death rate, crude, per 1,000 people (SP.DYN.CDRT.IN); Population, total (population).
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About the Indicators
Birth rate, crude, per 1,000 people. The number of live births in a year per 1,000 midyear population.
Fertility rate, total, births per woman. The number of children that would be born to a woman if she survived to the end of her childbearing years and bore children according to prevailing age-specific fertility rates.
Adolescent fertility rate, births per 1,000 women ages 15-19. The annual number of births to women aged 15 to 19, per 1,000 women in that age group.
Death rate, crude, per 1,000 people. The number of deaths in a year per 1,000 midyear population.