As of 2022, there were approximately 41 live births per 1,000 women born in England and Wales in 2000. By comparison, in 2012, when women born in 1990 were this age, there were 70 births per 1,000 women. In general, there has been an ongoing trend of women having children later in life compared to earlier generations, with the live birth rate for a 22-year-old woman in 1962 approximately 189 births per 1,000 women.
Live births per 1,000 women in England and Wales by age and birth year from 1935 to 2022
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 1, 2024). Live births per 1,000 women in England and Wales by age and birth year from 1935 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1448893/england-and-wales-live-birth-rate-by-age-and-birth-year/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Live births per 1,000 women in England and Wales by age and birth year from 1935 to 2022." Chart. February 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1448893/england-and-wales-live-birth-rate-by-age-and-birth-year/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Live births per 1,000 women in England and Wales by age and birth year from 1935 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1448893/england-and-wales-live-birth-rate-by-age-and-birth-year/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Live Births per 1,000 Women in England and Wales by Age and Birth Year from 1935 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1448893/england-and-wales-live-birth-rate-by-age-and-birth-year/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Live births per 1,000 women in England and Wales by age and birth year from 1935 to 2022 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1448893/england-and-wales-live-birth-rate-by-age-and-birth-year/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Live births per 1,000 women in England and Wales by age and birth year from 1935 to 2022 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), February 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1448893/england-and-wales-live-birth-rate-by-age-and-birth-year/