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Age specific fertility rates
GLA Demography
Updated 4 days ago

Estimated fertility rates from 1993 onwards for local authorities in England and Wales.

Modelled Estimates of Recent Births.

Modelled estimates of recent births
Greater London Authority
Updated about 1 month ago
Modelled estimates of annual live births by year ending date. Official birth estimates from ONS are considered very accurate, but the lag between the end of the period covered and the publication of estimates is typically 9-12 months. To gain a more timely indication of birth trends, the GLA Demography team produces modelled estimates of annual births based on counts…

Nowcast estimates of annual births based on modelling of patient registration data. These data are updated monthly and provide a more timely indication of recent birth trends than is possible from official estimates.

Birth Trends in London (2016)

Birth trends in London
Greater London Authority
Added over 9 years ago
This Intelligence Unit Update (08-2016) analyses a range of data for London and the rest of the country, looking at trends in the number and patterns of births, and potential subsequent impacts on demand for school places. The Update and accompanying data are available to download.

A one-off analysis of a range of data on births for London and the rest of the country, looking at trends in the number and patterns of births, and potential subsequent impacts on demand for school places.

Births by Mother’s Country of Birth in London.

Births by Mother's Country of Birth in London
Greater London Authority
Updated 12 months ago
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes data on the number of live births by the mother's country of birth in England and Wales each year. Every time a birth is registered in England and Wales both parents are required to state their places of birth on their child's birth certificate, and this information is then collated to produce these…

This analysis (updated each year) uses ONS data on births by mother’s country of birth to examine trends since 2000, to compare London with other regions in England and Wales, and to explore variation across the London boroughs.

Births by Parents’ Country of Birth, 2014 (2015)

Births by parents' country of birth, 2014
Greater London Authority
Added over 10 years ago
In August 2015 ONS released data on parents' country of birth for calendar year 2014. Update 11-2015 analyses the patterns in London for 2014 and where possible compares these to trends over the period 2001 to 2014. An accompanying Tableau visualisation tool has also been produced which focuses on births by mothers' country of birth from 2001 to 2014.

A one-off analysis which analyses patterns of births by parents’ country of birth in London for 2014 and where possible compares these to trends over the period 2001 to 2014.

Fertility in London, 2001 and 2011 (2014)

Fertility in London, 2001 and 2011
Greater London Authority
Added over 12 years ago
This Intelligence Unit Update (02-2014) uses ONS population estimates and birth data to examine changes in fertility in London between 2001 and 2011. Update 02-2014 and the accompanying data are both available to download. The Demography Team within the GLA Intelligence Unit publishes a range of population projections which can be accessed via the GLA Demographic Projections Datastore web page

A one-off analysis which uses ONS population estimates and birth data to examine changes in fertility in London between 2001 and 2011.

Age-specific fertility rates for London boroughs and borough groupings 2005-07 (2010)

Age-specific fertility rates for London boroughs and borough groupings 2005-07
Greater London Authority
Updated over 6 years ago
Raw and smoothed age-specific fertility rates (ASFR) for 2005-07; ie births to mothers aged x per resident population of women aged x, where x ranges from age 15 to 49.

A one-off analysis which presents both raw and smoothed age-specific fertility rates for individual London boroughs and borough groupings.