Births by Parents' Characteristics in England and Wales, 2014

17 Nov 2015 10:03 AM

Main points

• In 2014, over half (52%) of all live births were to mothers aged 30 and over and two-thirds (67%) of fathers were aged 30 and over.
• The average age of all fathers increased to 33.1 years in 2014, compared with 32.9 years in 2013. For mothers the average age was 30.2 years compared with 30.0 in 2013.
• The average age of first time mothers was 28.5 years in 2014, compared with 28.3 years in 2013.
• In 2014, 84% of babies were registered by parents who were married, in a civil partnership or cohabiting.
• In 2014, 38% of live births were first births, 36% were second births and 16% were third births.

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