Births in England and Wales by Parents’ Country of Birth, 2013
28 Aug 2014 04:36 PM
Key Findings
- Over a quarter of births (26.5%) in 2013 were to mothers born outside the UK, a slight increase from 2012 (25.9%).
- The number of live births in England and Wales to UK born women decreased by 5.0% compared with 2012, while live births to non-UK born women fell by 2.1%. This represents a change from the general trend of increasing numbers of births to both UK and non-UK born women over the previous decade.
- The total fertility rate (TFR) for UK born women has fallen to 1.79 from 1.90 in 2012.
- The TFR for non-UK born women has fallen to 2.19 from 2.29 in 2012.
- Poland, Pakistan and India were the three most common countries of birth for non-UK born mothers in 2013.
- Pakistan remains the most common country of birth for non-UK born fathers between 2008 and 2013, followed by Poland and India.
- Newham remains the local authority with the highest percentage of births to non-UK born women (76.1%) in 2013. South Staffordshire has the lowest percentage (3.5%).