Number of births in England and Wales lowest in two decades

SOURCE: Nottinghamshire Live

Last year saw the lowest number of live births in England and Wales for two decades, according to the latest statistics – which also show the highest proportion born to mothers from outside the UK since records began.

There were 605,479 live births in England and Wales in 2022, the data shows. This is down 3.1% from 624,828 in 2021 and the lowest number since 2002.

It follows the recent trend of decreasing live births which had been the case before the pandemic, the ONS said. Some 30.3% of all live births in England and Wales in 2022 were to non-UK-born mothers, up from 28.8% the previous year.

While India replaced Romania as the most common country of birth for non-UK-born mothers, Pakistan was the most common country of birth for non-UK-born fathers, the ONS said.

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