Have women born outside the U.K. driven the rise in U.K. births since 2001?
The number of births in the U.K. has increased each year since 2001. This article examines the demographic drivers underlying this rise, assessing the contribution of U.K. born and foreign born women. It brings together key information from across the U.K. to provide a coherent picture of childbearing trends among U.K. born and foreign born women since 2001. Geographical variations in the proportion of births to foreign born women are also explored at the local authority level.
Tromans
Nicola
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Office for National Statistics.
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Eva
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Jefferie
Julie
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001723:Birth Rate / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000639:trends*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011157:Population Dynamics; D006113:United Kingdom; D055815:Young Adult