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Births per woman in United Kingdom

1960 – 2024 · 65 data points 23 of 42 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026
People · United Kingdom

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 1.55per woman −0.01 since 2023
Countries · 2024 23 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −0.26
vs World −0.64 World: 2.19 · 2024
Births per woman, 1960 – 2024 children per woman · United Kingdom · World
−0.26 since 2014
United Kingdom World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Compared with Births per woman · children per woman
United Kingdom
1.55
World
2.19

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance United Kingdom · 1960 – 2024
Latest value 1.55 · 2024
First value 2.69 · 1960
Highest 2.93 · 1964
Lowest 1.55 · 2024
Data points 65

By year

All years · 1960 – 2024

YearUnited KingdomChange World
2024 1.55 −0.01 2.19
2023 1.56 ±0.00 2.20
2022 1.56 −0.02 2.22
2021 1.58 +0.01 2.25
2020 1.57 −0.06 2.28
2019 1.63 −0.05 2.35
2018 1.68 −0.06 2.39
2017 1.74 −0.05 2.46
2016 1.79 −0.01 2.49
2015 1.80 −0.01 2.49
2014 1.81 −0.02 2.52
2013 1.83 −0.09 2.52
2012 1.92 +0.01 2.56
2011 1.91 −0.01 2.55
2010 1.92 +0.03 2.57
2009 1.89 −0.02 2.59
2008 1.91 +0.05 2.60
2007 1.86 +0.04 2.60
2006 1.82 +0.06 2.61
2005 1.76 +0.01 2.61
2004 1.75 +0.05 2.63
2003 1.70 +0.07 2.64
2002 1.63 ±0.00 2.66
2001 1.63 −0.01 2.69
2000 1.64 −0.04 2.73
1999 1.68 −0.03 2.72
1998 1.71 −0.01 2.75
1997 1.72 −0.01 2.78
1996 1.73 +0.02 2.82
1995 1.71 −0.03 2.87
1994 1.74 −0.02 2.92
1993 1.76 −0.03 2.97
1992 1.79 −0.03 3.04
1991 1.82 −0.01 3.13
1990 1.83 +0.04 3.31
1989 1.79 −0.03 3.35
1988 1.82 +0.01 3.39
1987 1.81 +0.03 3.48
1986 1.78 −0.01 3.51
1985 1.79 +0.02 3.53
1984 1.77 ±0.00 3.57
1983 1.77 −0.01 3.59
1982 1.78 −0.04 3.72
1981 1.82 −0.08 3.71
1980 1.90 +0.04 3.73
1979 1.86 +0.11 3.76
1978 1.75 +0.06 3.77
1977 1.69 −0.05 3.84
1976 1.74 −0.07 3.97
1975 1.81 −0.11 4.07
1974 1.92 −0.12 4.26
1973 2.04 −0.16 4.42
1972 2.20 −0.21 4.55
1971 2.41 −0.03 4.69
1970 2.44 −0.07 4.84
1969 2.51 −0.09 4.88
1968 2.60 −0.08 4.98
1967 2.68 −0.10 4.87
1966 2.78 −0.08 4.97
1965 2.86 −0.07 5.08
1964 2.93 +0.05 5.13
1963 2.88 +0.02 5.31
1962 2.86 +0.08 5.02
1961 2.78 +0.09 4.56
1960 2.69 4.69

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBirths per woman
8 Algeria 3.09
16 Argentina 2.17
14 Bangladesh 2.20
24 Brazil 1.74
27 Bulgaria 1.71
35 Canada 1.55
34 Chile 1.56
21 China 1.80
26 Colombia 1.72
3 Congo - Brazzaville 4.50
1 Congo - Kinshasa 6.35
28 Czechia 1.69
17 Ecuador 2.13
7 Egypt 3.31
36 Finland 1.49
20 France 1.89
6 Gabon 3.91
32 Germany 1.57
38 Greece 1.35
10 Honduras 2.66
41 Hong Kong SAR China 1.13
15 India 2.19
13 Indonesia 2.25
39 Italy 1.34
12 Lebanon 2.37
4 Liberia 4.40
33 Lithuania 1.57
19 Mexico 2.04
30 Netherlands 1.62
31 Norway 1.62
11 Philippines 2.52
37 Poland 1.48
22 Romania 1.78
29 Russia 1.62
9 Saudi Arabia 2.67
5 Sierra Leone 4.39
42 South Korea 1.05
40 Spain 1.31
18 Türkiye 2.08
25 United Kingdom 1.74
23 United States 1.77
2 Yemen 4.61

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017

What it means

How many children a woman would have over her life at today's birth rates.

How it is calculated

Sum of the birth rates of women at each age in the year (total fertility rate).