Summary

An article explaining how we measure fertility, how the number of births and fertility rates have changed, and some factors that affect fertility.

Publications

• How is the fertility rate changing in England and Wales?

  Fewer children are being born in England and Wales and the fertility rate is at its lowest level on record. But as we can learn from earlier generations, this is not the entire picture when measuring long-term fertility. 

Changes to this release date

1. Previous date

   15 July 2024 9:30am

   Reason for change

   This release has been postponed to provide more time for quality assurance. We apologise for any inconvenience.

2. Previous date

   23 September 2024 9:30am

   Reason for change

   The change of date is to align this release with Births in England and Wales. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.