Live Births by Age of Mother
Numbers (thousands) in England and Wales
| Year |
All
ages |
Under 20 |
20–24 |
25–29 |
30–34 |
35–39 |
40 and over |
Mean age1 (years) |
| 1995 |
648.1 |
41.9 |
130.7 |
217.4 |
181.2 |
65.5 |
11.3 |
28.5 |
| 1996 |
649.5 |
44.7 |
125.7 |
211.1 |
186.4 |
69.5 |
12.1 |
28.6 |
| 1997 |
643.1 |
46.4 |
118.6 |
202.8 |
187.5 |
74.9 |
12.9 |
28.8 |
| 1998 |
635.9 |
48.3 |
113.5 |
193.1 |
188.5 |
78.9 |
13.6 |
28.9 |
| 1999 |
621.9 |
48.4 |
110.7 |
181.9 |
185.3 |
81.3 |
14.3 |
29.0 |
| 2000 |
604.4 |
45.8 |
107.7 |
170.7 |
180.1 |
85.0 |
15.1 |
29.1 |
| 2001 |
594.6 |
44.2 |
108.8 |
159.9 |
178.9 |
86.5 |
16.3 |
29.2 |
| 2002 |
596.1 |
43.5 |
110.9 |
153.4 |
180.5 |
90.5 |
17.3 |
29.3 |
| 2003 |
621.5 |
44.2 |
116.6 |
156.9 |
187.2 |
97.4 |
19.1 |
29.4 |
| 2004 |
639.7 |
45.1 |
121.1 |
160.0 |
190.6 |
102.2 |
20.8 |
29.4 |
| 2005 |
645.8 |
44.8 |
122.1 |
164.3 |
188.2 |
104.1 |
22.2 |
29.5 |
| 2006 |
669.6 |
45.5 |
127.8 |
172.6 |
189.4 |
110.5 |
23.7 |
29.5 |
1. Unstandardised and therefore takes no
account of the age structure of the population.
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