"Figure 3.4: Estimated and assumed total fertility rates, constituent countries of the UK, 1973 to 2039","" "","" "","" "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" "Unit","Total fertility rates" "","" "Year","England","Wales ","Scotland ","Northern Ireland","Replacement level" "1973"," 2.00 "," 2.05 "," 2.13 "," 2.75 ","2.075" "1974"," 1.88 "," 1.94 "," 1.97 "," 2.78 ","2.075" "1975"," 1.77 "," 1.83 "," 1.90 "," 2.68 ","2.075" "1976"," 1.71 "," 1.76 "," 1.80 "," 2.70 ","2.075" "1977"," 1.65 "," 1.71 "," 1.70 "," 2.60 ","2.075" "1978"," 1.72 "," 1.79 "," 1.74 "," 2.66 ","2.075" "1979"," 1.83 "," 1.91 "," 1.84 "," 2.82 ","2.075" "1980"," 1.87 "," 1.95 "," 1.84 "," 2.79 ","2.075" "1981"," 1.79 "," 1.87 "," 1.84 "," 2.59 ","2.075" "1982"," 1.76 "," 1.86 "," 1.74 "," 2.53 ","2.075" "1983"," 1.75 "," 1.83 "," 1.70 "," 2.51 ","2.075" "1984"," 1.75 "," 1.83 "," 1.68 "," 2.50 ","2.075" "1985"," 1.78 "," 1.86 "," 1.70 "," 2.45 ","2.075" "1986"," 1.77 "," 1.86 "," 1.67 "," 2.45 ","2.075" "1987"," 1.80 "," 1.88 "," 1.68 "," 2.39 ","2.075" "1988"," 1.82 "," 1.91 "," 1.68 "," 2.35 ","2.075" "1989"," 1.79 "," 1.86 "," 1.61 "," 2.19 ","2.075" "1990"," 1.84 "," 1.91 "," 1.67 "," 2.21 ","2.075" "1991"," 1.81 "," 1.88 "," 1.70 "," 2.16 ","2.075" "1992"," 1.79 "," 1.87 "," 1.67 "," 2.08 ","2.075" "1993"," 1.76 "," 1.84 "," 1.62 "," 2.01 ","2.075" "1994"," 1.75 "," 1.79 "," 1.58 "," 1.95 ","2.075" "1995"," 1.72 "," 1.77 "," 1.56 "," 1.91 ","2.075" "1996"," 1.73 "," 1.81 "," 1.56 "," 1.95 ","2.075" "1997"," 1.73 "," 1.81 "," 1.59 "," 1.93 ","2.075" "1998"," 1.72 "," 1.78 "," 1.55 "," 1.90 ","2.075" "1999"," 1.69 "," 1.72 "," 1.52 "," 1.86 ","2.075" "2000"," 1.65 "," 1.68 "," 1.48 "," 1.75 ","2.075" "2001"," 1.63 "," 1.66 "," 1.49 "," 1.81 ","2.075" "2002"," 1.64 "," 1.64 "," 1.47 "," 1.76 ","2.075" "2003"," 1.72 "," 1.71 "," 1.52 "," 1.79 ","2.075" "2004"," 1.77 "," 1.76 "," 1.58 "," 1.84 ","2.075" "2005"," 1.77 "," 1.78 "," 1.60 "," 1.84 ","2.075" "2006"," 1.83 "," 1.82 "," 1.64 "," 1.90 ","2.075" "2007"," 1.88 "," 1.86 "," 1.70 "," 1.98 ","2.075" "2008"," 1.92 "," 1.91 "," 1.77 "," 2.05 ","2.075" "2009"," 1.91 "," 1.87 "," 1.73 "," 1.99 ","2.075" "2010"," 1.94 "," 1.92 "," 1.72 "," 2.02 ","2.075" "2011"," 1.93 "," 1.90 "," 1.69 "," 2.02 ","2.075" "2012"," 1.94 "," 1.88 "," 1.67 "," 2.03 ","2.075" "2013"," 1.85 "," 1.80 "," 1.61 "," 1.96 ","2.075" "2014"," 1.83 "," 1.78 "," 1.62 "," 1.97 ","2.075" "2015"," 1.83 "," 1.78 "," 1.58 "," 1.96 ","2.075" "2016"," 1.84 "," 1.78 "," 1.56 "," 1.97 ","2.075" "2017"," 1.85 "," 1.79 "," 1.56 "," 1.97 ","2.075" "2018"," 1.85 "," 1.80 "," 1.57 "," 1.97 ","2.075" "2019"," 1.86 "," 1.82 "," 1.58 "," 1.98 ","2.075" "2020"," 1.87 "," 1.83 "," 1.59 "," 1.98 ","2.075" "2021"," 1.87 "," 1.85 "," 1.61 "," 1.99 ","2.075" "2022"," 1.88 "," 1.87 "," 1.62 "," 1.99 ","2.075" "2023"," 1.89 "," 1.88 "," 1.63 "," 2.00 ","2.075" "2024"," 1.89 "," 1.89 "," 1.64 "," 2.00 ","2.075" "2025"," 1.89 "," 1.89 "," 1.65 "," 2.00 ","2.075" "2026"," 1.89 "," 1.89 "," 1.66 "," 2.00 ","2.075" "2027"," 1.89 "," 1.89 "," 1.67 "," 2.00 ","2.075" "2028"," 1.89 "," 1.89 "," 1.67 "," 2.00 ","2.075" "2029"," 1.90 "," 1.89 "," 1.68 "," 2.00 ","2.075" "2030"," 1.90 "," 1.89 "," 1.68 "," 2.00 ","2.075" "2031"," 1.90 "," 1.90 "," 1.69 "," 2.00 ","2.075" "2032"," 1.90 "," 1.90 "," 1.69 "," 2.00 ","2.075" "2033"," 1.90 "," 1.90 "," 1.70 "," 2.00 ","2.075" "2034"," 1.90 "," 1.90 "," 1.70 "," 2.00 ","2.075" "2035"," 1.90 "," 1.90 "," 1.70 "," 2.00 ","2.075" "2036"," 1.90 "," 1.90 "," 1.70 "," 2.00 ","2.075" "2037"," 1.90 "," 1.90 "," 1.70 "," 2.00 ","2.075" "2038"," 1.90 "," 1.90 "," 1.70 "," 2.00 ","2.075" "2039"," 1.90 "," 1.90 "," 1.70 "," 2.00 ","2.075"