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Birth Statistics: England & Wales
Explore live births, parents’ birthplace and fertility across England and Wales.
Source: Office for National Statistics
Birth statistics: England and Wales
| Measure | Value | Year | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live births | 585,396 | 2025 | England, Wales and Elsewhere |
| Total fertility rate (children per woman) | 1.39 | 2025 | England, Wales and Elsewhere; ages 15-44 |
| Births to mothers born outside the UK | 202,612 | 2025 | England, Wales and Elsewhere |
| Share to mothers born outside the UK | 34.6% | 2025 | England, Wales and Elsewhere |
| Births with at least one parent born outside the UK | 235,273 | 2025 | England, Wales and Elsewhere |
| Share with at least one parent born outside the UK | 40.2% | 2025 | England, Wales and Elsewhere |
National totals include births to mothers usually resident outside England and Wales.
Parents’ country of birth is not nationality or ethnicity. One-parent figures include sole registrations where the other parent’s details were not recorded.
01 / LOCAL PICTURE
2025 · England and Wales coverageYour area
Where were parents born? Compare local shares, birth counts and fertility.
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Find your area
Search a local authority to see its birth profile and compare it with the national picture.
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Compare every matching area using the selected measure.Browse local rankingsSelect an area to see its profile and regional comparison. Default rankings include areas with 500+ live births.
02 / COUNTRIES OF BIRTH
Parents’ birthplace
The leading countries of birth for parents. Country of birth is not nationality.
Each row shows its published count, share and denominator scope. Father / second-parent shares are not published where the source does not establish a denominator.
03 / THE LONG VIEW
Trends
Follow annual births since 1938 and compare births to UK-born and non-UK-born mothers.
Mother birthplace data starts in 2008. Earlier years show annual births only.
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Annual live births
Registered live births · England and Wales
Live births
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| Year | Live births |
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| Year | UK-born | Non-UK-born | Not stated |
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04 / AGE & FERTILITY
Age & fertility
Choose one mother birthplace group. Census fertility is separate from the annual registration rate.
Census fertility
2001, 2011 and 2021 · ages 15–49
Comparable birthplace rates are shown for census years only. They are not annual 2025 rates.
Sources and definitions
ONS receipts · coverage notes
Source receipts
Definitions
Detailed England and Wales coverage. The page shows figures only when the published data files match their release record.
Country of birth is not nationality or ethnicity. National registrations and usual-residence coverage can differ; national totals can include births to mothers usually resident outside England and Wales, while local tables follow the published geography.
The sole registered father or second parent may be unknown or not stated. Shares use the denominator supplied with each ONS table; no denominator is inferred where it is absent.
Boundary date: published table boundary. Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly follow the published geography. Provisional and final rates are labelled in each receipt.