Births in England and Wales, 2014

15 Jul 2015 02:29 PM

Main points

• There were 695,233 live births in England and Wales in 2014, a decrease of 0.5% from 698,512 in 2013.
• In 2014, the total fertility rate (TFR) decreased to 1.83 children per woman, from 1.85 in 2013.
• In 2014, the stillbirth rate remained at 4.7 per thousand total births, the same as in 2013.
• The average age of mothers in 2014 increased to 30.2 years, compared with 30.0 years in 2013.
• Over a quarter (27.0%) of live births in 2014 were to mothers born outside the UK; a small increase compared with 26.5% in 2013.

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