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Birth rate in United Kingdom

1960 – 2024 · 65 data points 23 of 42 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026
People · United Kingdom

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

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Overview 5 figures People 13 figures Economy 11 figures Education 4 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2024 9.9per 1,000 −0.1 since 2023
Countries · 2024 23 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −2.1
vs World −6.4 World: 16.3 · 2024
Birth rate, 1960 – 2024 per 1,000 people · United Kingdom · World
−2.1 since 2014
United Kingdom World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Compared with Birth rate · per 1,000 people
United Kingdom
9.9
World
16.3

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance United Kingdom · 1960 – 2024
Latest value 9.9 · 2024
First value 17.5 · 1960
Highest 18.8 · 1964
Lowest 9.9 · 2024
Data points 65

By year

All years · 1960 – 2024

YearUnited KingdomChange World
2024 9.9 −0.1 16.3
2023 10.0 −0.1 16.3
2022 10.1 −0.1 16.6
2021 10.2 +0.0 16.8
2020 10.2 −0.4 17.1
2019 10.6 −0.4 17.8
2018 11.0 −0.4 18.2
2017 11.4 −0.4 18.8
2016 11.8 −0.1 19.3
2015 11.9 −0.1 19.3
2014 12.0 −0.1 19.8
2013 12.1 −0.7 19.9
2012 12.8 ±0.0 20.4
2011 12.8 −0.1 20.3
2010 12.9 +0.2 20.2
2009 12.7 −0.2 20.4
2008 12.9 +0.3 20.5
2007 12.6 +0.3 20.6
2006 12.3 +0.3 20.6
2005 12.0 +0.1 20.8
2004 11.9 +0.2 21.0
2003 11.7 +0.4 21.1
2002 11.3 ±0.0 21.4
2001 11.3 −0.2 21.7
2000 11.5 −0.4 22.1
1999 11.9 −0.4 22.3
1998 12.3 −0.2 22.7
1997 12.5 −0.1 23.1
1996 12.6 ±0.0 23.5
1995 12.6 −0.4 23.8
1994 13.0 −0.2 24.2
1993 13.2 −0.4 24.6
1992 13.6 −0.2 25.0
1991 13.8 −0.1 25.6
1990 13.9 +0.3 26.3
1989 13.6 −0.2 26.7
1988 13.8 +0.1 27.2
1987 13.7 +0.4 27.6
1986 13.3 ±0.0 27.7
1985 13.3 +0.4 27.6
1984 12.9 +0.1 27.6
1983 12.8 ±0.0 27.9
1982 12.8 −0.2 28.5
1981 13.0 −0.4 28.2
1980 13.4 +0.3 27.8
1979 13.1 +0.9 27.7
1978 12.2 +0.5 27.8
1977 11.7 −0.3 28.0
1976 12.0 −0.4 28.4
1975 12.4 −0.7 29.2
1974 13.1 −0.8 29.9
1973 13.9 −1.0 30.7
1972 14.9 −1.2 31.4
1971 16.1 −0.1 31.8
1970 16.2 −0.4 32.6
1969 16.6 −0.6 32.8
1968 17.2 −0.3 33.3
1967 17.5 −0.4 33.2
1966 17.9 −0.4 33.5
1965 18.3 −0.5 34.5
1964 18.8 +0.3 35.2
1963 18.5 +0.2 36.3
1962 18.3 +0.4 35.2
1961 17.9 +0.4 31.2
1960 17.5 32.0

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBirth rate
8 Algeria 25.8
18 Argentina 17.7
11 Bangladesh 20.3
21 Brazil 14.7
36 Bulgaria 9.4
29 Canada 10.7
23 Chile 13.1
26 China 12.0
20 Colombia 14.8
3 Congo - Brazzaville 34.9
1 Congo - Kinshasa 43.2
30 Czechia 10.5
16 Ecuador 18.4
7 Egypt 28.2
33 Finland 10.1
25 France 12.0
6 Gabon 31.1
38 Germany 9.0
40 Greece 8.5
9 Honduras 24.1
41 Hong Kong SAR China 8.2
14 India 18.9
15 Indonesia 18.6
42 Italy 8.1
12 Lebanon 19.6
5 Liberia 34.3
31 Lithuania 10.3
17 Mexico 18.2
34 Netherlands 10.1
28 Norway 11.3
10 Philippines 22.9
35 Poland 9.7
32 Romania 10.2
22 Russia 13.3
13 Saudi Arabia 19.4
4 Sierra Leone 34.7
39 South Korea 8.6
37 Spain 9.0
19 Türkiye 17.1
27 United Kingdom 11.9
24 United States 12.4
2 Yemen 35.9

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2015

What it means

Babies born in a year for every 1,000 residents.

How it is calculated

Live births in the year divided by the average population, times 1,000.