Crude birth rate in the UK 1938-2021

In 2021 the live birth rate of the United Kingdom fell to 10.4 births per 1,000 population, the lowest it had been during this time period. The UK's birth rate has been declining steadily since 2010 when the birth rate was 12.9 births per 1,000 population. After 1938, the year with the highest birth rate in the UK was 1947, when the crude birth rate was 21.2 births per 1,000 population. Under two children per mother in 2021The most recent crude live birth rate for this statistic is based on the 694,685 births, that occurred in 2021 as well as the mid-year population estimate of 67 million for the United Kingdom. It has a close relation to the fertility rate  which estimates the average number of children women are expected to have in their lifetime, which was 1.53 in this reporting year. Among the constituent countries of the UK, Northern Ireland had the highest birth rate at 11.6, followed by England at 10.5, Wales at 9.3, and Scotland at 8.7.International comparisonsThe UK is not alone in seeing its birth and fertility rates decline dramatically in recent decades. Across the globe, fertility rates have fallen noticeably since the 1960s, with the fertility rate for Asia, Europe, and the Americas being below two in 2021. As of this year, the global fertility rate was 2.31, and was by far the highest in Africa, which had a fertility rate of 4.12, although this too has fallen from a high of 6.72 in the late 1960s. A reduction in infant mortality, as well as better access to contraception, are factors that have typically influenced declining fertility rates recently.

在2021年，英国的新生儿出生率降至每千人口10.4例，为该时期以来的最低值。自2010年以来的出生率一直呈稳定下降趋势，当时每千人口的出生率为12.9例。自1938年以来，英国出生率最高的年份为1947年，粗出生率为每千人口21.2例。2021年，每名母亲的子女数不足两个孩子。本统计数据的最新粗出生率是基于2021年发生的694,685例出生以及英国年中人口估计为6700万。这一数据与生育率密切相关，生育率用于估算女性在其一生中预期拥有的平均子女数，本报告年度的生育率为1.53。在英国的组成国家中，北爱尔兰的出生率最高，为11.6，其次是英格兰（10.5）、威尔士（9.3）和苏格兰（8.7）。在国际比较方面，英国并非唯一在近年来出生率和生育率急剧下降的国家。自20世纪60年代以来，全球生育率显著下降，亚洲、欧洲和大洋洲的生育率在2021年都低于2。截至本年，全球生育率为2.31，远高于非洲的4.12，尽管这一数字也自20世纪60年代末的峰值6.72有所下降。婴儿死亡率下降以及避孕措施的更广泛可获得性是近年来影响生育率下降的典型因素。

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背景与挑战

背景概述

该数据集记录了英国从1938年到2021年的粗出生率（每1000人口中的活产数），显示出生率在2021年降至最低点10.4，并自2010年起持续下降。数据还反映了1947年的最高出生率21.2，以及与国际趋势的比较。