In 2021 the total fertility rate in Scotland was 1.31, compared with 1.29 in the previous year, which was the lowest it has been in this provided time period. From 2002 onwards the total fertility rate in Scotland increased from 1.47 to a peak of 1.76 in 2008. Since 2008 the total fertility rate in Scotland has fallen rapidly, with only a slight increase occurring between 2013 and 2014.
Total fertility rate in Scotland from 1971 to 2021
The Total Fertility Rate is the average number of children that would be born to the average woman according to age-specific fertility rates of the year in question.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 24, 2023). Total fertility rate in Scotland from 1971 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/367781/total-fertility-rate-in-scotland/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Total fertility rate in Scotland from 1971 to 2021." Chart. February 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/367781/total-fertility-rate-in-scotland/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Total fertility rate in Scotland from 1971 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/367781/total-fertility-rate-in-scotland/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Total Fertility Rate in Scotland from 1971 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/367781/total-fertility-rate-in-scotland/
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