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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

2023 · 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
1 Congo - Kinshasa 41.3
2 Yemen 35.2
3 Liberia 31.0
4 Congo - Brazzaville 30.6
5 Sierra Leone 30.6
6 Gabon 27.7
7 Honduras 22.0
8 Egypt 21.0
9 Bangladesh 20.4
10 Algeria 19.6
11 Saudi Arabia 16.4
12 India 16.1
13 Lebanon 16.1
14 Philippines 16.0
15 Indonesia 15.9
16 Mexico 15.7
17 Ecuador 15.0
18 Colombia 13.5
19 Brazil 12.3
20 Türkiye 11.2
21 Argentina 11.1
22 United States 10.7
23 United Kingdom 10.0
24 France 9.9
25 Norway 9.4
26 Netherlands 9.2
27 Chile 9.0
28 Bulgaria 8.9
29 Canada 8.8
30 Russia 8.6
31 Czechia 8.4
32 Romania 8.4
33 Germany 8.3
34 Finland 7.8
35 Poland 7.4
36 Lithuania 7.2
37 Greece 6.8
38 Spain 6.6
39 Italy 6.4
40 China 6.4
41 South Korea 4.5
42 Hong Kong SAR China 4.4

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2023

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.