Crude birth rate — all countries

Crude birth rate — United Kingdom

Crude birth rate in the United Kingdom in 2024 — 9.9 per 1,000. Ranked 159 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 43.5%.

2024 9.9 per 1,000 −1.31% vs 2023
World rank 159of 217
Period maximum 18.8 per 1,0001964
Period minimum 9.9 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 people

Crude birth rate — United Kingdom, 1960–20247.51012.51517.52019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 17.5 per 1,0001962: 18.3 per 1,0001964: 18.8 per 1,0001966: 17.9 per 1,0001968: 17.2 per 1,0001970: 16.2 per 1,0001972: 14.9 per 1,0001974: 13.1 per 1,0001976: 12 per 1,0001978: 12.2 per 1,0001980: 13.4 per 1,0001982: 12.8 per 1,0001984: 12.9 per 1,0001986: 13.3 per 1,0001988: 13.8 per 1,0001990: 13.9 per 1,0001992: 13.6 per 1,0001994: 13 per 1,0001996: 12.6 per 1,0001998: 12.3 per 1,0002000: 11.5 per 1,0002002: 11.3 per 1,0002004: 11.9 per 1,0002006: 12.3 per 1,0002008: 12.9 per 1,0002010: 12.9 per 1,0002012: 12.8 per 1,0002014: 12 per 1,0002016: 11.8 per 1,0002018: 11 per 1,0002020: 10.2 per 1,0002022: 10.1 per 1,0002024: 9.9 per 1,000
Change over the period: −7.6 (−43.47%) Average annual rate: -0.89 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom

United Kingdom 9.9 per 1,000
World 16.3 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia 9.8 per 1,000
Northern Europe computed 9.5 per 1,000
High-income countries computed 8.9 per 1,000
Crude birth rate — United Kingdom, by year United Kingdom All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 9.9 −0.1 −1.31%
2023 10 −0.1 −0.76%
2022 10.1 −0.1 −1.38%
2021 10.2 +0 +0.36%
2020 10.2 −0.4 −4.14%
2019 10.6 −0.4 −3.23%
2018 11 −0.4 −3.51%
2017 11.4 −0.4 −3.39%
2016 11.8 −0.1 −0.84%
2015 11.9 −0.1 −0.83%
2014 12 −0.1 −0.83%
2013 12.1 −0.7 −5.47%
2012 12.8 +0 +0%
2011 12.8 −0.1 −0.78%
2010 12.9 +0.2 +1.57%
2009 12.7 −0.2 −1.55%
2008 12.9 +0.3 +2.38%
2007 12.6 +0.3 +2.44%
2006 12.3 +0.3 +2.5%
2005 12 +0.1 +0.84%
2004 11.9 +0.2 +1.71%
2003 11.7 +0.4 +3.54%
2002 11.3 +0 +0%
2001 11.3 −0.2 −1.74%
2000 11.5 −0.4 −3.36%
1999 11.9 −0.4 −3.25%
1998 12.3 −0.2 −1.6%
1997 12.5 −0.1 −0.79%
1996 12.6 +0 +0%
1995 12.6 −0.4 −3.08%
1994 13 −0.2 −1.52%
1993 13.2 −0.4 −2.94%
1992 13.6 −0.2 −1.45%
1991 13.8 −0.1 −0.72%
1990 13.9 +0.3 +2.21%
1989 13.6 −0.2 −1.45%
1988 13.8 +0.1 +0.73%
1987 13.7 +0.4 +3.01%
1986 13.3 +0 +0%
1985 13.3 +0.4 +3.1%
1984 12.9 +0.1 +0.78%
1983 12.8 +0 +0%
1982 12.8 −0.2 −1.54%
1981 13 −0.4 −2.99%
1980 13.4 +0.3 +2.29%
1979 13.1 +0.9 +7.38%
1978 12.2 +0.5 +4.27%
1977 11.7 −0.3 −2.5%
1976 12 −0.4 −3.23%
1975 12.4 −0.7 −5.34%
1974 13.1 −0.8 −5.76%
1973 13.9 −1 −6.71%
1972 14.9 −1.2 −7.45%
1971 16.1 −0.1 −0.62%
1970 16.2 −0.4 −2.41%
1969 16.6 −0.6 −3.49%
1968 17.2 −0.3 −1.71%
1967 17.5 −0.4 −2.23%
1966 17.9 −0.4 −2.19%
1965 18.3 −0.5 −2.66%
1964 18.8 +0.3 +1.62%
1963 18.5 +0.2 +1.09%
1962 18.3 +0.4 +2.23%
1961 17.9 +0.4 +2.29%
1960 17.5

About the indicator

The crude birth rate is the number of live births during a year per 1,000 people of the mid-year population. Unlike the total fertility rate it depends not only on the intensity of childbearing but also on age structure: in a young country the rate comes out higher at the same number of births per woman.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.