The Datum Report

Measure · Birth rates by local authority

General fertility rate (GFR)

Live births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44.

Published byONS
SeriesBirth rates by local authority
How oftenAnnual
Basisadministrative
CoversDec. 31, 2013 to Dec. 31, 2025 (13 periods)
Geographiescountry, county_ua, lad, region
Areas held506
LicenceOGL-UK-3.0

Others in this series

A definition is often only clear beside its siblings.

MeasureWhat it counts
Crude birth rate live births per 1,000 people living in the area
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

Latest figures

AreaValuePeriod
Adur 45.7 2025
Amber Valley 50.8 2025
Arun 46.7 2025
Ashfield 45.6 2025
Ashford 55.2 2025
Babergh 50.3 2025
Barking and Dagenham 63.2 2025
Barnet 51.8 2025
Barnsley 48.9 2025
Basildon 53.1 2025
Basingstoke and Deane 51.6 2025
Bassetlaw 49.6 2025