"Figure 4: All age groups of women aged under 40 years show a decline from 2016 to 2020, continuing the trends previously seen in most age groups","" "Past and projected age-specific fertility rates, UK, 1970 to 2045 ","" "","" "Notes","" "Unit","Births per 1,000 women " "","" "Year","under 20","20 to 24","25 to 29","30 to 34","35 to 39","40 and over" "1970","49.049","156.753","154.385","81.094","36.351","7.017" "1971","50.224","153.713","154.481","78.876","34.091","6.580" "1972","48.039","141.218","142.354","70.811","29.738","5.780" "1973","44.412","131.572","134.538","64.143","25.391","4.927" "1974","41.585","124.537","128.547","60.091","22.270","4.426" "1975","37.499","116.024","123.934","58.258","20.820","3.958" "1976","33.358","111.118","121.919","57.900","19.695","3.573" "1977","30.440","105.528","119.943","58.309","19.064","3.318" "1978","30.351","108.639","124.736","62.873","20.009","3.320" "1979","31.098","112.991","133.094","69.442","21.616","3.456" "1980","30.955","114.031","134.578","71.908","22.467","3.497" "1981","28.395","107.536","130.487","71.388","22.180","3.634" "1982","27.524","103.522","127.035","70.826","22.558","3.440" "1983","26.533","100.393","126.738","72.593","22.888","3.498" "1984","27.109","97.273","126.398","74.182","23.616","3.464" "1985","28.848","95.887","127.739","76.679","24.626","3.472" "1986","29.580","93.472","124.347","78.077","25.587","3.450" "1987","30.226","93.545","125.330","80.836","27.122","3.487" "1988","31.343","94.218","124.456","81.658","28.199","3.502" "1989","30.484","90.781","120.457","81.937","29.306","3.642" "1990","31.365","90.400","122.786","85.765","30.981","3.832" "1991","31.401","88.566","119.839","85.841","31.858","4.002" "1992","30.457","85.044","117.837","86.581","32.927","4.220" "1993","29.916","81.029","114.515","86.578","33.435","4.377" "1994","28.614","77.233","112.151","88.548","34.917","4.489" "1995","28.888","74.625","108.237","87.672","35.626","4.750" "1996","30.557","75.179","106.450","89.427","36.711","5.037" "1997","30.695","74.397","104.034","89.845","38.575","5.263" "1998","30.772","73.292","101.127","90.620","39.505","5.400" "1999","30.545","71.749","97.629","89.578","39.664","5.565" "2000","29.347","68.821","93.455","87.949","40.643","5.729" "2001","28.276","68.110","91.086","88.248","41.120","6.036" "2002","27.272","67.543","90.483","89.856","42.568","6.241" "2003","26.957","69.179","94.460","94.714","46.053","6.676" "2004","26.746","70.294","96.055","99.285","48.752","7.111" "2005","26.101","69.186","95.753","100.234","50.287","7.480" "2006","26.286","70.893","97.810","103.669","53.483","7.912" "2007","25.665","71.504","99.892","107.772","56.526","8.407" "2008","25.460","73.118","102.822","109.944","58.093","8.877" "2009","24.232","72.651","101.937","108.575","58.551","9.081" "2010","22.646","72.458","103.424","111.813","60.930","9.422" "2011","20.511","70.195","103.381","111.201","62.590","9.984" "2012","19.495","68.335","104.109","113.140","63.875","10.293" "2013","17.090","62.330","100.431","108.897","62.873","10.285" "2014","15.402","58.853","99.923","110.100","63.969","10.574" "2015","14.114","56.554","99.475","110.488","64.838","10.895" "2016","13.294","54.424","97.435","111.272","65.372","11.321" "2017","12.292","52.463","93.776","108.894","63.994","11.374" "2018","11.547","49.425","89.825","105.922","62.672","11.342" "2019","10.989","47.441","86.751","103.842","61.392","11.391" "2020","9.952","43.905","83.209","101.355","58.868","10.890" "2021","9.381","43.114","80.342","100.503","57.207","11.184" "2022","8.895","42.344","78.872","100.811","56.852","11.552" "2023","8.406","41.312","78.270","102.427","57.336","11.898" "2024","7.944","40.303","78.125","104.325","58.179","12.254" "2025","7.507","39.320","77.974","104.970","59.034","12.620" "2026","7.095","38.363","77.820","104.982","59.899","12.996" "2027","6.703","37.428","77.668","104.997","60.775","13.383" "2028","6.334","36.515","77.516","105.011","61.673","13.781" "2029","5.986","35.624","77.366","105.018","62.595","14.189" "2030","5.657","34.753","77.225","105.012","63.539","14.609" "2031","5.346","33.905","77.090","105.002","64.500","15.040" "2032","5.052","33.076","76.949","105.004","65.394","15.484" "2033","4.774","32.268","76.800","105.016","66.133","15.944" "2034","4.511","31.482","76.651","105.032","66.794","16.421" "2035","4.264","30.902","76.542","105.054","67.455","16.916" "2036","4.030","30.711","76.509","105.079","68.122","17.427" "2037","3.808","30.712","76.517","105.096","68.808","17.950" "2038","3.598","30.714","76.528","105.104","69.512","18.489" "2039","3.400","30.716","76.539","105.113","70.221","19.045" "2040","3.257","30.717","76.550","105.123","70.761","19.615" "2041","3.211","30.717","76.561","105.133","70.952","20.202" "2042","3.212","30.716","76.571","105.146","70.962","20.812" "2043","3.212","30.715","76.577","105.161","70.967","21.444" "2044","3.211","30.716","76.585","105.174","70.972","21.928" "2045","3.211","30.719","76.593","105.188","70.977","22.093"