Measure · Birth rates by local authority
Live births per 1,000 people living in the area.
| Published by | ONS |
|---|---|
| Series | Birth rates by local authority |
| How often | Annual |
| Basis | administrative |
| Covers | Dec. 31, 2013 to Dec. 31, 2025 (13 periods) |
| Geographies | country, county_ua, lad, region |
| Areas held | 506 |
| Licence | OGL-UK-3.0 |
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| Measure | What it counts |
|---|---|
| General fertility rate (GFR) | live births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44 |
| Live births | babies born to mothers living in the area, as registered in the year |
| Total fertility rate (TFR) | the number of children a woman would have if current birth rates continued through her life |
| Area | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Adur | 7.4 | 2025 |
| Amber Valley | 8.7 | 2025 |
| Arun | 7.2 | 2025 |
| Ashfield | 8.5 | 2025 |
| Ashford | 10.3 | 2025 |
| Babergh | 7.7 | 2025 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 14.7 | 2025 |
| Barnet | 10.8 | 2025 |
| Barnsley | 9.0 | 2025 |
| Basildon | 10.5 | 2025 |
| Basingstoke and Deane | 9.8 | 2025 |
| Bassetlaw | 8.4 | 2025 |