United Kingdom (2024)
1.6
births per woman
-0 YoY
YoY Change
-0
births per woman
Trend
down
Series length
35
years of data

Data

Yearbirths per womanYoY Change
20241.6-0
20231.6+0
20221.6-0
20211.6+0
20201.6-0.1
20191.6-0
20181.7-0.1
20171.7-0.1
20161.8-0
20151.8-0
20141.8-0
20131.8-0.1
20121.9+0
20111.9-0
20101.9+0
20091.9-0
20081.9+0
20071.9+0
20061.8+0.1
20051.8n/a

About this Dataset

United Kingdom recorded 1.6 births per woman in 2024. The most recent year-on-year change was -0. The historical series (1990–2024) shows a peak of 1.9 in 2010 and a trough of 1.6 in 2024.

Data sourced from World Bank Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology ensuring cross-country comparability.

The chart above shows the full historical trend; the table below lists annual values with year-on-year changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

This indicator tracks united kingdom fertility rate in United Kingdom, published by World Bank. Data covers 1990–2024 at annual frequency using harmonised methodology.
The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. Updated annual.
The series peaked at 1.9 births per woman in 2010 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1.6 in 2024. The latest reading of 1.6 in 2024 represents a year-on-year change of -0.