The fertility rate in England and Wales have dropped to its lowest level since records began in the 1930s, new government data shows.
New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows the total fertility rate – the average number of children a woman has in her lifetime – was 1.44 children per woman in 2023, the lowest since records started in 1938.
The number of live births also fell, to 591,072 – the lowest total since 1977.
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