Births

• Reasons for Decline in Birth Rate?

  1. changes in women's position
  2. decline in IMR
  3. Children being an economic liability
  4. Child Centredness
• 1900: E&W birth rate of 28.7

  2020: E&W birth rate of 11.4
• 1964: 2.93 children per woman

  2020: 1.58 children per woman
• average age of birth now 30.7 years