Women to continue having babies later, says ONS

On average, women become pregnant at 31 and a half years old, the number of births is also decreasing due to age.

Women to continue having babies later in life, projections show

Analysis explores for the first time how fertility levels could change among a future generation of women.

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Women to continue having babies later in life, ONS projects - Daily news Update

Women in England and Wales are likely to continue having babies later in life, and having smaller families, than previous generations, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) projections. The ONS says girls turning 18 in 2025 are likely to have an average of one child per woman by the age of 35 – unlike their mothers’ generation, which had an average of one child per woman by the time they were 31. They are also projected to have an av…

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Young women having fewer children and having them later in life

Women born in 2007 are projected to have most of their children – around two-thirds – after they have turned 30