Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Kingdom, 2027

United Kingdom
2027
Total fertility rate: 1.53
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2027  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Kingdom is projected at 1.53 children per woman in 2027 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 30-34 (104 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 31.3 years old. In total, 676,557 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.53
Births
676,557
Births per 1,000 people
9.6
Mean age of mothers
31.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
70,293,580
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-140.00.0%40
15-196.62.2%13,999
20-2437.012.1%76,581
25-2979.125.8%166,508
30-34103.633.9%234,401
35-3962.720.5%145,254
40-4415.65.1%36,366
45-491.50.5%3,363
50-540.00.0%45