General Article Whatever happened to 2 point 4 children?

Topic Selected: Changing Population Book Volume: 363
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By Nick Stripe

The phrase ‘2.4 children’ refers to the stereotypical family size in this country. But does it still hold true? As the ONS publishes its first analysis of births that took place in England and Wales in 2018, Nick Stripe considers wh...

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