U.K. Birth Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of the U.K. birth rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for U.K. in 2025 is 11.075 births per 1000 people, a 0.86% decline from 2024.
  • The birth rate for U.K. in 2024 was 11.171 births per 1000 people, a 0.85% decline from 2023.
  • The birth rate for U.K. in 2023 was 11.267 births per 1000 people, a 0.49% decline from 2022.
  • The birth rate for U.K. in 2022 was 11.322 births per 1000 people, a 0.48% decline from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2025 Birth Rate
Israel 18.579
Panama 17.438
Argentina 15.845
Guam 15.771
Saudi Arabia 14.837
Oman 14.767
Seychelles 14.600
Antigua and Barbuda 13.856
Bahamas 13.333
New Caledonia 13.330
French Polynesia 13.196
Uruguay 13.038
Bahrain 12.109
Aruba 12.063
New Zealand 12.014
United States 11.994
Australia 11.792
Sweden 11.485
Chile 11.322
Iceland 11.301
Kuwait 11.236
Denmark 11.217
Trinidad and Tobago 11.109
Norway 11.101
United Kingdom 11.075
Ireland 10.969
France 10.809
Curacao 10.608
Barbados 10.522
Belgium 10.441
Hong Kong 10.387
Netherlands 10.154
Luxembourg 10.083
Canada 9.940
Switzerland 9.906
Austria 9.791
Channel Islands 9.713
UAE 9.691
Estonia 9.591
Macao 9.538
Malta 9.497
Lithuania 9.481
Latvia 9.374
Germany 9.271
Hungary 9.201
Cyprus 9.144
Poland 8.851
Slovenia 8.693
Finland 8.542
Qatar 8.539
Taiwan 8.334
Croatia 8.189
Singapore 8.105
Spain 7.743
Portugal 7.679
Italy 7.016
Japan 6.976
Puerto Rico 6.870
Greece 6.810
South Korea 6.717
United Kingdom - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2025 11.075 -0.860%
2024 11.171 -0.850%
2023 11.267 -0.490%
2022 11.322 -0.480%
2021 11.377 -0.490%
2020 11.433 -0.480%
2019 11.488 -0.480%
2018 11.543 -1.540%
2017 11.724 -1.520%
2016 11.905 -1.490%
2015 12.085 -1.480%
2014 12.266 -1.450%
2013 12.447 -0.150%
2012 12.466 -0.150%
2011 12.485 -0.160%
2010 12.505 -0.150%
2009 12.524 -0.150%
2008 12.543 1.800%
2007 12.321 1.830%
2006 12.100 1.870%
2005 11.878 1.900%
2004 11.657 1.940%
2003 11.435 -1.800%
2002 11.645 -1.780%
2001 11.856 -1.740%
2000 12.066 -1.720%
1999 12.277 -1.680%
1998 12.487 -1.200%
1997 12.639 -1.190%
1996 12.791 -1.170%
1995 12.942 -1.160%
1994 13.094 -1.150%
1993 13.246 -0.730%
1992 13.344 -0.730%
1991 13.442 -0.730%
1990 13.541 -0.720%
1989 13.639 -0.710%
1988 13.737 1.380%
1987 13.550 1.400%
1986 13.363 1.420%
1985 13.176 1.440%
1984 12.989 1.460%
1983 12.802 1.300%
1982 12.638 1.310%
1981 12.474 1.320%
1980 12.311 1.350%
1979 12.147 1.370%
1978 11.983 -2.520%
1977 12.293 -2.460%
1976 12.603 -2.400%
1975 12.913 -2.340%
1974 13.223 -2.290%
1973 13.533 -4.760%
1972 14.210 -4.550%
1971 14.887 -4.340%
1970 15.563 -4.170%
1969 16.240 -4.000%
1968 16.917 -1.610%
1967 17.194 -1.580%
1966 17.470 -1.560%
1965 17.747 -1.530%
1964 18.023 -1.510%
1963 18.300 2.120%
1962 17.920 2.170%
1961 17.539 2.210%
1960 17.159 2.270%
1959 16.778 2.320%
1958 16.398 1.550%
1957 16.147 1.580%
1956 15.896 1.600%
1955 15.645 1.630%
1954 15.394 1.660%
1953 15.143 1.690%
1952 14.892 1.710%
1951 14.641 1.740%
1950 14.390 0.000%