Births in England and Wales: 2019
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- There were 640,370 live births in England and Wales in 2019, a decrease of 2.5% since 2018 and a 12.2% decrease since the most recent peak in 2012.
- The total fertility rate (TFR) for England and Wales decreased from 1.70 children per woman in 2018 to 1.65 children per woman in 2019; this is lower than all previous years except 2000, 2001 and 2002.
- The TFR for Wales was the lowest since records began in 1982 at 1.54 children per woman.
- Fertility rates for women in age...
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