Birthrate in England and Wales at all-time low
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Rate drops by 46% from its ultimate peak in 1947 as 657,076 babies are born.
By Amy Walker
The birthrate in England and Wales has hit its lowest level since records began, government statistics have shown.
In total, there were 657,076 live births in England and Wales last year – a fall of 3.2% from the previous year and down by 10% from 2012.
The number of live births fell from 11.6 per 1,000 people to 11.1, the lowest since records started in 1938.
The figures, from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), also showed that the percentage of live babies with mothers not born in the UK also fell for the first time since 1990, from 28.4% to 28.2%.
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