Median age vs births per woman in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Median age vs births per woman was 39.78 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
39.78
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
54th
of 229 countries
All-time high
39.78
in 2023
All-time low
32.9
in 1975
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Median age vs births per woman in United Kingdom, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 39.78 for median age vs births per woman in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age vs births per woman in United Kingdom peaked at 39.78 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.9, in 1975.
United Kingdom ranks 54th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Median age vs births per woman in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 33.89 | — |
| 1951 | 33.91 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 33.9 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 33.83 | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 33.89 | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 34.07 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 34.26 | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 34.4 | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 34.48 | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 34.51 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 34.51 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 34.45 | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 34.34 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 34.27 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 34.2 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 34.08 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 33.93 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 33.76 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 33.56 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 33.37 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 33.22 | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 33.1 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 33.02 | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 32.97 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 32.94 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 32.9 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 32.91 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 33.01 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 33.12 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 33.21 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 33.34 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 33.54 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 33.8 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 34.03 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 34.18 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 34.3 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 34.38 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 34.46 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 34.66 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 34.86 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 34.95 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 35.04 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 35.13 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 35.25 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 35.42 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 35.6 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 35.79 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 35.98 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 36.19 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 36.41 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 36.63 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 36.84 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 37.04 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 37.22 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 37.38 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 37.51 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 37.64 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 37.77 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 37.91 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 38.06 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 38.19 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 38.33 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 38.49 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 38.63 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 38.73 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 38.78 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 38.82 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 38.87 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 38.95 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 39.09 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 39.22 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 39.32 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 39.5 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 39.78 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 34.11 | 33.83 | 34.51 | 10 |
| 1960s | 34.05 | 33.37 | 34.51 | 10 |
| 1970s | 33.04 | 32.9 | 33.22 | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.16 | 33.34 | 34.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.58 | 34.95 | 36.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.4 | 36.63 | 38.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.69 | 38.19 | 39.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.46 | 39.22 | 39.78 | 4 |
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- Population density 307.14 (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is median age vs births per woman in United Kingdom?
- Median age vs births per woman in United Kingdom was 39.78 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age vs births per woman recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 39.78 in 2023.
- What is the lowest median age vs births per woman recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9 in 1975.
- How does United Kingdom rank for median age vs births per woman?
- United Kingdom ranks 54th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age vs births per woman rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Median age vs births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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