Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 1.55 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.55 children per women
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
156th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.84 children per women
in 1964
All-time low
1.55 children per women
in 2022
Years of data
102
1922–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1922–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 1.55 children per women, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 2.84 children per women in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.55 children per women, in 2022.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 156th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 102 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 2.23 children per women | — |
| 1923 | 2.17 children per women | -2.5% |
| 1924 | 2.07 children per women | -4.7% |
| 1925 | 2.02 children per women | -2.7% |
| 1926 | 1.98 children per women | -1.9% |
| 1927 | 1.87 children per women | -5.6% |
| 1928 | 1.88 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1929 | 1.83 children per women | -2.7% |
| 1930 | 1.86 children per women | +1.8% |
| 1931 | 1.81 children per women | -2.5% |
| 1932 | 1.78 children per women | -2.1% |
| 1933 | 1.7 children per women | -4.5% |
| 1934 | 1.76 children per women | +3.7% |
| 1935 | 1.76 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1936 | 1.77 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1937 | 1.77 children per women | +0.1% |
| 1938 | 1.8 children per women | +2.1% |
| 1939 | 1.78 children per women | -1.4% |
| 1940 | 1.71 children per women | -4.0% |
| 1941 | 1.7 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1942 | 1.92 children per women | +13.3% |
| 1943 | 2.06 children per women | +7.0% |
| 1944 | 2.26 children per women | +9.6% |
| 1945 | 2.06 children per women | -8.6% |
| 1946 | 2.45 children per women | +18.9% |
| 1947 | 2.62 children per women | +6.7% |
| 1948 | 2.34 children per women | -10.7% |
| 1949 | 2.22 children per women | -5.1% |
| 1950 | 2.13 children per women | -4.1% |
| 1951 | 2.09 children per women | -1.7% |
| 1952 | 2.1 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 2.14 children per women | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 2.16 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 2.19 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 2.29 children per women | +4.4% |
| 1957 | 2.38 children per women | +4.0% |
| 1958 | 2.45 children per women | +3.2% |
| 1959 | 2.51 children per women | +2.4% |
| 1960 | 2.61 children per women | +3.9% |
| 1961 | 2.69 children per women | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 2.77 children per women | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 2.81 children per women | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 2.84 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 2.78 children per women | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 2.69 children per women | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 2.6 children per women | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 2.52 children per women | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 2.43 children per women | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 2.35 children per women | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 2.28 children per women | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 2.12 children per women | -6.8% |
| 1973 | 1.98 children per women | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 1.86 children per women | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 1.76 children per women | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 1.7 children per women | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 1.65 children per women | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 1.71 children per women | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 1.82 children per women | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 1.85 children per women | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 1.78 children per women | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 1.74 children per women | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 1.73 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.73 children per women | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.75 children per women | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 1.75 children per women | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.78 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 1.79 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.76 children per women | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.8 children per women | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 1.79 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.77 children per women | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.73 children per women | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 1.71 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.69 children per women | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 1.7 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.7 children per women | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.69 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.66 children per women | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.62 children per women | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.6 children per women | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.61 children per women | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.68 children per women | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 1.73 children per women | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.74 children per women | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.79 children per women | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.84 children per women | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.88 children per women | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.87 children per women | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.9 children per women | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.89 children per women | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.89 children per women | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.81 children per women | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.79 children per women | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.78 children per women | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.77 children per women | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.72 children per women | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.66 children per women | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.62 children per women | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.56 children per women | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 1.57 children per women | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.55 children per women | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.55 children per women | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2 children per women | 1.83 children per women | 2.23 children per women | 8 |
| 1930s | 1.78 children per women | 1.7 children per women | 1.86 children per women | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.13 children per women | 1.7 children per women | 2.62 children per women | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.24 children per women | 2.09 children per women | 2.51 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.67 children per women | 2.43 children per women | 2.84 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.92 children per women | 1.65 children per women | 2.35 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.77 children per women | 1.73 children per women | 1.85 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.72 children per women | 1.66 children per women | 1.8 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.74 children per women | 1.6 children per women | 1.88 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.78 children per women | 1.62 children per women | 1.9 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 children per women | 1.55 children per women | 1.57 children per women | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 1.55 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.84 children per women in 1964.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.55 children per women in 2022.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 156th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).