Fertility rate estimates and projections in United Kingdom
The total fertility rate in United Kingdom was 1.56 births per woman in 2023.
United Kingdom, 2023 (latest estimate)
1.56
Change from 2022
0%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
1.43 births per woman
Projection for 2030
1.52 births per woman
Projection for 2050
1.55 births per woman
Projection for 2100
1.60 births per woman
Position in 2023
146th of 216
Fertility rate estimates and projections in United Kingdom over time
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United Kingdom
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Live births per woman. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 1.60 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 1.59 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 1.59 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 1.58 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 1.58 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 1.58 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 1.57 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 1.57 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 1.56 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 1.55 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 1.55 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 1.54 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 1.53 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 1.53 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 1.52 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 1.54 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 1.56 births per woman |
| 2022 | 1.56 births per woman |
| 2021 | 1.58 births per woman |
| 2020 | 1.57 births per woman |
| 2019 | 1.63 births per woman |
| 2018 | 1.68 births per woman |
| 2017 | 1.73 births per woman |
| 2016 | 1.78 births per woman |
| 2015 | 1.80 births per woman |
| 2014 | 1.81 births per woman |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 1.83 births per woman, the figure has changed by −14.8%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, United Kingdom has the 146th highest value.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
Total fertility rate
1.68 births per woman
2018 · Eurostat
Population estimates and projections
68,682,962 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Population on 1 January
67,025,542p (Provisional) people
2020 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
67,025,542p (Provisional) people
2020 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
9.3 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
9.4 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat