How is the fertility rate changing in England and Wales?
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Fewer children are being born in England and Wales and the fertility rate is at its lowest level on record. But as we can learn from earlier generations, this is not the entire picture when measuring long-term fertility.
Fertility rates, which measure the number of children born per woman of childbearing age, have been gradually falling across the world and more than halved since 1963.
Our Births in England and Wales: 2023 release shows that the total fertility rate in England and Wales has ...
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