births and deaths

• in bristol there are more live births than deaths, resulting an increase in population due to natural change
• the 2015 tfr was 1.82 children per woman
• the average age of motherhood has reached 30 for the first time since records began in 1938
• possible causes for the rise in fertility in recent years may include, more women currently in their 20s having children, more women in older ages having children that had previously postponed having them, increases in the number of women born outside the uk and government policy and economic climate directly influencing individuals decisions around childbearing
• since 2005, the population of bristol has increased by 15,100 people due to net migration and other changes, accounting for 34% of population change in bristol between 2005 and 2015