The fertility rate in England and Wales has dropped to its lowest recorded level since the 1930s, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In 2023, the total fertility rate – representing the average number of children a woman has in her lifetime – fell to just 1.44 children per woman. This rate, the lowest since records began in 1938, reflects a significant downward trend that has continued for over a decade.

BREAKING: The fertility rate in England and Wales has fallen to the lowest level since records began, according to government data.

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This trend also aligns with a decrease in live births, with only 591,072 births recorded in 2023, marking the lowest number since 1977. For a population to naturally replace itself, women need to have an average of 2.08 children, as the ONS explains. However, the current figures fall well below this threshold, continuing a pattern seen since the 1970s, when the fertility rate in England and Wales first dropped below two children per woman. 

 

The situation mirrors global trends, with fertility rates decreasing steadily worldwide. For instance, in 2022, the global fertility rate was 2.3 children per woman, while in the European Union, it was around 1.5 children per woman. Despite these low fertility rates, England and Wales currently have nearly 11.9 million women of childbearing age (15-44 years) – the highest number ever recorded.

 

ONS statistician Greg Ceely highlighted that this decline has been most pronounced among women in their 20s, particularly those aged 20-24 and 25-29. “Total fertility rates declined in 2023, a trend we have seen since 2010,” Ceely said, underscoring the impact on younger generations.

 

Experts like Professor Geeta Nargund, an NHS consultant and medical director at abc IVF, warn that these low birth rates could have significant economic repercussions. “We have a rapidly ageing population, and these figures should be a wake-up call for our government to address the current barriers to parenthood,” she stated.

 

Professor Nargund believes that policies supporting gender equality in the workplace and at home could help address this issue, encouraging prospective parents to feel secure in starting families. She advocates for a government-wide approach that includes making fertility treatments more accessible. “We need a long term and whole government approach to increase the birth rate: this should include ending the current NHS postcode lottery for IVF treatment, reducing waiting lists for fertility diagnosis and treatment on the NHS, and investing in family-friendly policies,” she urged.

 

Recent studies, such as one by the UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies, have provided insights into millennial attitudes towards parenthood. The research found that while over half of millennials in England who do not yet have children desire to become parents, only a quarter are actively trying to conceive. These findings reveal that, for many, barriers to parenthood remain significant. 

 

The record-low fertility rate signals not only a shift in the country's demographics but also a call for policy reform to support prospective parents, ensuring that the future workforce and economy can sustain a rapidly aging population.

 

Based on a report from the Independent 2024-10-30

 

 

 

Blame brexit. Or Boris.

don't you worry, more immigrants on the way... free everything plus money on top, too busy to work...

9 hours ago, gargamon said:

Blame brexit. Or Boris.

I blame the women and feminists.

 

Somehow they have been convinced that having a fat arse is a good thing. 
And they are too entitled, embrace all the feminist stuff, but only when it suits them.

But see how much “equality” comes into play when they want a divorce. They want everything.

 

They slut around in pubs and clubs for years and then when hit mid 30s decide they want to have children with a nice man.

 

Luckily the petite Thai women have not been brainwashed by this feminist nonsense.

 

As far as UK women go, I would happy if I never see or talk to another one for the rest of my life, let alone breed with any of them.

I'm sure the immigrants on benefits will continue to multiply. They have the time and the money to do so. More kids, more benefits. 

 

The indigenous working people are too busy and too poor having been taxed to death paying for the immigrants. 

10 hours ago, gargamon said:

Blame brexit. Or Boris.

it is basically a worldwide problem today, in Japan, not enough have been born to replace retiring workers so the government increased the incentives for retirees to return to their prior jobs.  S. korea hurting too as their birthrate is even lower than that of the EU.  If the US didn't have all those refugees, legal and illegals pouring into the country they would be worrying too.   As the working population ages, in order for social security funding needs a large number of youngsters paying for those oldsters, especially if the governments have raided those social security funds.  

10 hours ago, gargamon said:

Blame brexit. Or Boris.

To be fair to Boris, he’s doing more than his fair share, to the point where he can’t remember how many children he has.

Unfortunately smart people are having few or no kids while the uneducated breed like rabbits - causing reverse evolution through survival of the dumbest.

Just now, Kinnock said:

Unfortunately smart people are having few or no kids while the uneducated breed like rabbits - causing reverse evolution through survival of the dumbest.

Like I said, be fair to Boris, give him a break will you.

2 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Like I said, be fair to Boris, give him a break will you.

Well yes, he should certainly be on the 'not allowed to breed (yet again)' list.

 

There should be an IQ test before anyone is allowed to have kids.

 

And the planet is not running short of humans, so set the bar high.

9 minutes ago, Kinnock said:

Unfortunately smart people are having few or no kids while the uneducated breed like rabbits - causing reverse evolution through survival of the dumbest.

 

True.

 

Even more unfortunate when they are the Deputy leader of the UK.  

 

As usual the anti-migration people make their little racist jokes and allusions ...

 

But the fact is that the future of ALL the 'Western' nations (plus Japan - though they haven't yet woken up to it) is immigration from the high-reproduction countries of Africa & the Middle East. And all the racist jokes and government 'tightening' won't alter that fact. Nothing else is going to maintain economic standards and even growth for the 'white' people over the rest of this century.

 

Pale skins are out of fashion and likely to remain so for ever.

When I read the headline to this post I wrote down the monikers of AN members who were likely to post far right racist comments. 

My bingo card is complete.

Here's the thing guys: When a serious article appears just take some deep breaths and instead of rushing to your pathetic far right manuals look at the post objectively.

Objectively? Look it up!

On 10/30/2024 at 9:35 AM, Social Media said:

Experts like Professor Geeta Nargund, an NHS consultant and medical director at abc IVF, warn that these low birth rates could have significant economic repercussions. “We have a rapidly ageing population, and these figures should be a wake-up call for our government to address the current barriers to parenthood,” she stated.

 

What are they going to do, forcibly inseminate women?

 

Women IMO just don't want to be pregnant any more- it's 6 months of problems, agony to bring the child into the world and costs vast amounts of money to raise.

 

Careers and a better lifestyle IMO have a lot to do with it.

 

The old way where men would earn the money and women stay at home to raise a brood are gone forever. Time to accept it, and come up with solutions to deal with that situation, not moan that women no longer want to have as many or even any children.

13 hours ago, mfd101 said:

As usual the anti-migration people make their little racist jokes and allusions ...

 

But the fact is that the future of ALL the 'Western' nations (plus Japan - though they haven't yet woken up to it) is immigration from the high-reproduction countries of Africa & the Middle East. And all the racist jokes and government 'tightening' won't alter that fact. Nothing else is going to maintain economic standards and even growth for the 'white' people over the rest of this century.

 

Pale skins are out of fashion and likely to remain so for ever.

Apparently you ignore that AI robotics is shortly going to eliminate most working class jobs in western countries. We won't need people from Africa or the ME to do menial jobs anymore.

2 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Apparently you ignore that AI robotics is shortly going to eliminate most working class jobs in western countries. We won't need people from Africa or the ME to do menial jobs anymore.

And won't that be lovely for us all! The defeat of demographics.

2 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Apparently you ignore that AI robotics is shortly going to eliminate most working class jobs in western countries. We won't need people from Africa or the ME to do menial jobs anymore.

Have you booked your AI carer?

 

 

 

 

In the west they teach women to hate men and then worry about no children .............

By design.

Western women don't even know why they hate men so much - they just do, because the programming from the Big Boys has taken so well. Pretty difficult to start a family on that foundation.

Interesting too how it all lines up with A.I. coming for everyone's jobs... (why have more humans / useless eaters loafing about?)

16 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

In the west they teach women to hate men and then worry about no children .............

You shouldn’t extrapolate on the basis of personal experience.

There’s at least two sides to every story.

 

11 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

You shouldn’t extrapolate on the basis of personal experience.

There’s at least two sides to every story.

You're happily married to a western man then?

32 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

You're happily married to a western man then?

I’m not the subject of the thread.

 

And this isn’t a dating site.

 

 

3 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

The old way where men would earn the money and women stay at home to raise a brood are gone forever. Time to accept it, and come up with solutions to deal with that situation, not moan that women no longer want to have as many or even any children.

 

Exactly.

 

You can't tax people to death, raise energy prices for net zero, let inflation rage out of control to the point that even with both spouses working they can't afford to buy a starter home, and then expect them to have loads of kids. 

20 hours ago, mfd101 said:

As usual the anti-migration people make their little racist jokes and allusions ...

 

But the fact is that the future of ALL the 'Western' nations (plus Japan - though they haven't yet woken up to it) is immigration from the high-reproduction countries of Africa & the Middle East. And all the racist jokes and government 'tightening' won't alter that fact. Nothing else is going to maintain economic standards and even growth for the 'white' people over the rest of this century.

 

Pale skins are out of fashion and likely to remain so for ever.

 

Kalerghi Plan - Revenge for the repeated expulsion of a certain group over centuries?

 

Either way, you'll miss us when we're gone.

 

Never forget that whites invented civilisation and most other goofd things in life - inc. the plane that got you to LOS & the phone or computer you're typing on

 

x

 

 

5 hours ago, BritManToo said:

In the west they teach women to hate men and then worry about no children .............

 

Whites claim human rights and still say things like

"My father grandfather/great grandfather fought for this country!"

 

Globalists don't want that or anyone who knows about human rights so, as any good farmer would, they (Round Table groups like Bilderberg, CFR, etc etc) create policies to breed out certain stock eg :

 

Feminism

Insane / unfair divorce laws

Manufactured high house prices

Free pawn on every device

Creating and pushing degenerate culture via music (eg boomer rock, hip hop et al)

LGBTQRSTUV+

Unlimited gimmigration

Mixed race in EVERY bleeding advert everywhere

Mandatory medical thingys

 

NONE of this BS is 'organic'

 

The social engineers / Farmers of man have decided whites are no longer needed.

I guess they're happy enough with the innovations / inventions we've made so can breed us out and focus on managing the lower IQ, less troublesome (ie dumber) breeds

 

 

10 minutes ago, BruceWayne said:

Mixed race in EVERY bleeding advert everywhere

Almost every white guy I know is in a mixed race relationship.

I now view it as entirely normal, if not preferable to the white Brit women I left behind.

 

All my white female relatives (back in the UK) seem to be off their heads with inflated ideas of their own importance, entitlement and worth, I don't even bother with communication any more.

5 hours ago, Woke to Sounds of Horking said:

By design.

Western women don't even know why they hate men so much - they just do, because the programming from the Big Boys has taken so well. Pretty difficult to start a family on that foundation.

Interesting too how it all lines up with A.I. coming for everyone's jobs... (why have more humans / useless eaters loafing about?)

 

Someone else gets it 🙏

 

None of this stuff is an accident.

 

Feminism

Insane / unfair divorce laws

Manufactured high house prices

Free pawn on every device

Creating and pushing degenerate culture via music (eg boomer rock, hip hop et al)

LGBTQRSTUV+

Unlimited gimmigration

Mixed race in EVERY bleeding advert everywhere

Mandatory medical thingys

 

NONE of this BS is 'organic'

 

Cohencidentally, other WWs also happened at times of technical / mechanical breakthoughs too

 

 

12 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Almost every white guy I know is in a mixed race relationship.

I now view it as entirely normal, if not preferable to the white Brit women I left behind.

 

All my white female relatives (back in the UK) seem to be off their heads with inflated ideas of their own importance, entitlement and worth, I don't even bother with communication any more.

 

Social engineering - NOT a coihencidence

 

Boomers (via Beatles and Stones) were raised to be POSs who knew the price of everything and the value of nothing.

 

Also, Steinem was CIA https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/blog/feminist-was-spy

 

Not taking a shot - we were ALL fooled by the social engineers

 

 

 

 

 

6 minutes ago, BruceWayne said:

 

Social engineering - NOT a coihencidence

 

Boomers (via Beatles and Stones) were raised to be POSs who knew the price of everything and the value of nothing.

 

Not taking a shot - we were ALL fooled by the social engineers

 

 

So you admire a guy that appears mentally ill?

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