Family Statistics

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Births

  • 1900 birth rate: 28.7 live births per 1000 people; 2014 birth rate- 12.2
  • 3 baby booms: post-WWI, post-WWII, 1960s
  • Fertility rate: 1964- 2.95 babies per woman; 2001- 1.63; 2014- 1.83
  • Average childbearing age between 1971-2012 rose by 4 years to 28.1
  • Nearly 50% of children are now born outside marriage but births are jointly registered to cohabiting parents- 2x as many as in 1986

Deaths

  • 1900 death rate: 19 deaths per 1000 people; 2012 death rate- 9
  • Infant mortality rate: 1900- 154; 1950- 30; 2012- 4
  • Life expectancy: 1901- 45 yrs; 2013- 78 yrs for men and 82 yrs for women
  • Average age of population: 1971- 34.1 yrs; 2013- 40.3 yrs; 2037- 42.8
  • Number of under 15s = number of over 65s for first time in 2014
  • Effects of an aging population:
    • Increased dependency ratio
    • Increased tax on working

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