Britain's baby bust laid bare: Births plummet to 20-YEAR low in trend partly blamed on cost-of-living crisis

Britain's baby bust laid bare: Births plummet to 20-YEAR low in trend partly blamed on cost-of-living crisis Births in England and Wales fell to their lowest level in two decades in 2022, official figures show.

Around 600,000 live births were logged between the two nations last year — 3.1 per cent fewer than 2021.

The figure has been in freefall for a decade, apart from a blip during 2021 put down to a mini baby 'bounce' by couples who put their family plans on hold at the start of the Covid pandemic. The Daily Mail

See also:

• Births in England and Wales: 2022 Office for National Statistics