One area of Lancashire has one of the highest rates in England and Wales
Fertility rates dropped to a record low last year, while the number of live births fell to the lowest in nearly five decades.
Experts state factors such as economic uncertainty and difficulties in finding a partner have contributed to the decline, the PA News Agency reports. The average age of mothers remained stable at 30.9, while fathers’ average age increased slightly from 33.7 in 2022 to 33.8 last year.Among local authorities in England, Luton in Bedfordshire had the highest fertility rate in 2023 with 2.01. Pendle in Lancashire has the fourth highest, with 1.90.
Professor Melinda Mills, professor of demography and population health at the University of Oxford, said: “People are actively postponing or forgoing children due to issues related to difficulties in finding a partner, housing, economic uncertainty, remaining longer in education and particularly women entering and staying in the labour force.
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