For the first time in a decade, total fertility rates have risen in England and Wales
According to official data from the Office for National Statistics, there were 624,828 live births in England and Wales in 2021, an increase of 1.8 percent from 613,936 in 2020, but still below the 2019 figure of 640,370.
The ONS said it is the first annual increase in live births since 2015, although this remains below the number of births registered in 2019. 2021 remains in line with the long-term trend of a decreasing live birth rate since the coronavirus pandemic.
The Total Fertility Rate(TFR) has seen a rise to 1.6 children per woman in 2021 from 1.58 children in 2020 – the first rise since 2012.
ONS figures show fertility rates rose in all regions, apart from London and the West Midlands.
Within the increased fertility rates, the data shows a fall in younger aged women and an increase in older women.
Women aged between 35 and 39 saw an increase of 5 percent.
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