"Figure 3.4: Estimated and assumed total fertility rates, 1973 to 2041, UK constituent countries","" "","" "","" "Notes","1. All fertility data are displayed on a calendar year basis. 2. Replacement fertility is the level of fertility required for the population to replace itself in size in the long term. In the UK, women would need to have, on average, 2.075 children to ensure long-term “natural” replacement of the population. 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2.508083919766 " "1984"," 1.750212045542 "," 1.828437759846 "," 1.680044428276 "," 2.496281561698 " "1985"," 1.778392847388 "," 1.863061698510 "," 1.704393956164 "," 2.446583906212 " "1986"," 1.765514987101 "," 1.856968654949 "," 1.674052785857 "," 2.445155454230 " "1987"," 1.801779557422 "," 1.879757903147 "," 1.679121922837 "," 2.385307134246 " "1988"," 1.817785940347 "," 1.907824698584 "," 1.683238939648 "," 2.348644128786 " "1989"," 1.793220335718 "," 1.860781157980 "," 1.611767786547 "," 2.188879883450 " "1990"," 1.835378306078 "," 1.908312782219 "," 1.667388744979 "," 2.208663115455 " "1991"," 1.813754011931 "," 1.884310963653 "," 1.696970064807 "," 2.158890059800 " "1992"," 1.793362359969 "," 1.868448097513 "," 1.674928754345 "," 2.077407331274 " "1993"," 1.760718703246 "," 1.837447805701 "," 1.618983022202 "," 2.007966433141 " "1994"," 1.746347972447 "," 1.791519773589 "," 1.580905301684 "," 1.947367470654 " "1995"," 1.715108083934 "," 1.772886353280 "," 1.555253856645 "," 1.911617618587 " "1996"," 1.732818462020 "," 1.813594136863 "," 1.558721851589 "," 1.954961231431 " "1997"," 1.727802636331 "," 1.813550128949 "," 1.585412784104 "," 1.931223439228 " "1998"," 1.721850228826 "," 1.776866446173 "," 1.552229809174 "," 1.903514290145 " "1999"," 1.694512019344 "," 1.720722412748 "," 1.515908846943 "," 1.862710731405 " "2000"," 1.652047259130 "," 1.678587642547 "," 1.481121600532 "," 1.753394469877 " "2001"," 1.633067802458 "," 1.655825479648 "," 1.487777550737 "," 1.806262502082 " "2002"," 1.644221845544 "," 1.636376173627 "," 1.471335041907 "," 1.759823734185 " "2003"," 1.718398787685 "," 1.714656321051 "," 1.523824553772 "," 1.787321975505 " "2004"," 1.769661991202 "," 1.761860174838 "," 1.580443663564 "," 1.844497153504 " "2005"," 1.772664443962 "," 1.778536001181 "," 1.597784329280 "," 1.839075143848 " "2006"," 1.829562935205 "," 1.822883136902 "," 1.644213163889 "," 1.904617817116 " "2007"," 1.878257739854 "," 1.856255794962 "," 1.700973399763 "," 1.975911049126 " "2008"," 1.918069872536 "," 1.909748113136 "," 1.765117943559 "," 2.053756456426 " "2009"," 1.906778838447 "," 1.866196870985 "," 1.732053251386 "," 1.988181034281 " "2010"," 1.938750656144 "," 1.919905315324 "," 1.715692640784 "," 2.021684664203 " "2011"," 1.926647669407 "," 1.899042195763 "," 1.693589184179 "," 2.022650189623 " "2012"," 1.938247092712 "," 1.879721403021 "," 1.673722437496 "," 2.030413709696 " "2013"," 1.848262436248 "," 1.795217749965 "," 1.612008435141 "," 1.960156926519 " "2014"," 1.829943605417 "," 1.784526035366 "," 1.622580603811 "," 1.970365919565 " "2015"," 1.823849380004 "," 1.765526563534 "," 1.559733510694 "," 1.955664963083 " "2016"," 1.811045385321 "," 1.736774137839 "," 1.523454764296 "," 1.947342495168 " "2017"," 1.788775764598 "," 1.720012570496 "," 1.509071289818 "," 1.919250505588 " "2018"," 1.796466057797 "," 1.746488033022 "," 1.531470560974 "," 1.927560938140 " "2019"," 1.795932256896 "," 1.754227412801 "," 1.532804467106 "," 1.918953176895 " "2020"," 1.794615090897 "," 1.761145260948 "," 1.534180066939 "," 1.910395407638 " "2021"," 1.796064316002 "," 1.774093028197 "," 1.537308975131 "," 1.913858680696 " "2022"," 1.799921609587 "," 1.794064316002 "," 1.545555220938 "," 1.920996546689 " "2023"," 1.805906835257 "," 1.804906835257 "," 1.552827297969 "," 1.928167661697 " "2024"," 1.811220216747 "," 1.811220216747 "," 1.560091841541 "," 1.935372182678 " "2025"," 1.815901645421 "," 1.815901645421 "," 1.566635173615 "," 1.941127155432 " "2026"," 1.820606939966 "," 1.820606939966 "," 1.573208471187 "," 1.946904562546 " "2027"," 1.823390433797 "," 1.823390433797 "," 1.579811882914 "," 1.952905981036 " "2028"," 1.825570292022 "," 1.825574019981 "," 1.586445558269 "," 1.958929216244 " "2029"," 1.828332485864 "," 1.828335775899 "," 1.593081023356 "," 1.964305758659 " "2030"," 1.830801911119 "," 1.830804222999 "," 1.599449882846 "," 1.969700303173 " "2031"," 1.832891075805 "," 1.832891343909 "," 1.605846485543 "," 1.975112930935 " "2032"," 1.834622432704 "," 1.834620151626 "," 1.612270964291 "," 1.978932770192 " "2033"," 1.836035052017 "," 1.836029411477 "," 1.617768879296 "," 1.982765495457 " "2034"," 1.837152341555 "," 1.837143821764 "," 1.622871465766 "," 1.986611173322 " "2035"," 1.838069750045 "," 1.838058825290 "," 1.627995560050 "," 1.990469870843 " "2036"," 1.838833273140 "," 1.838820451304 "," 1.632489721309 "," 1.993628138611 " "2037"," 1.839437087946 "," 1.839424992402 "," 1.637000062684 "," 1.996793496660 " "2038"," 1.842308355875 "," 1.842216950487 "," 1.641526643242 "," 1.998256455078 " "2039"," 1.844182765248 "," 1.844033562897 "," 1.646069522266 "," 1.999722263892 " "2040"," 1.850775605432 "," 1.850279659834 "," 1.648426237415 "," 2.000651852901 " "2041"," 1.850710317485 "," 1.850252163984 "," 1.648426237415 "," 2.000651852901 "