Birth registration data show that for the first time in history, the number of babies born to mothers who are not married or in civil partnerships has overtaken the number of babies born to mothers in such relationships. rice field.
There were 624,828 registered births in England and Wales in 2021, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Stated.
This included 320,713 births to women who were not married or in a civil partnership at the time of birth, 51.3% of the compared to 304,115 births to parents in a legal partnership.
Care should be taken in interpreting today's numbers. Marriage and Civil Partnership Statistics
Dr. James Tucker, ONS
increase.
"This follows the long-term trend of declining marriage rates and increasing numbers of cohabiting couples seen in recent decades.
"However, marriage and civil The full impact of the pandemic on partnership statistics is not yet known, so caution should be taken in interpreting today's figures.”
The figures also mark the first rise in fertility since 2012. is showing. It increased from 1.58 in 2020 to 1.61 in 2021.
The 2021 age-specific fertility rate would be bearable if experienced throughout the fertile period.
The gross fertility rate in 2021 remains below the rate observed in 2019.
Her 624,828 births registered in 2021 were up 1.8% from 2020.
And the most recent year is "in line with" the long-term downward trend from prenatal. The coronavirus pandemic, according to the ONS.
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ONS figures are based on birth registration, is an average. Some 2021 births may be ineligible.
This follows preliminary data based on NHS birth notification data published by his ONS in March.
Within the overall increase in fertility, rates declined in younger groups and increased in older women.
Women and girls under the age of 20 (16%) declined the most, with fertility rates for women aged 35 to 39 rising by 5%.
Fertility rates increased in all regions of England except London and the West Midlands in 2021.
The figures also show that there were 2,597 stillbirths in 2021, an increase of 226 from 2020.
Of the total births in 2021, 445,055 were to UK-born women and 179,726 were to UK-born women. For a non-British-born woman, and in her 47 births, the mother's country was not stated.
The fertility rate for women born outside the UK has fallen from 29.3% for her in 2020 to 28.8% for her in 2021.
This is similar to the 2019 rate and is higher. Number of UK-born women giving birth.
Romania became the most common country of birth for non-British-born mothers in 2021, while Pakistan was the most common country of birth for non-British-born fathers. continued to be
