Demographic Changes In UK Over 30 Years Flashcards
What has been the trend in birth rates since the 1990s?
Considerable decline
The decline is influenced by factors such as increased women in the workforce, access to contraception, and a decline in fertility rates.
How many live births in the UK in 2014 were to mothers born outside the UK?
27%
This increase in births from 2nd generation mothers contributes to multiculturalism.
What impact does banning abortion have on birth rates in America?
Increase in birth rates
What type of family structure has been decreasing in the UK?
Nuclear families
This trend is accompanied by a rise in households with multiple families.
What was the fastest growing household type in the UK in 2020?
Households with multiple families
There were 278,800 such households, increasing by two-thirds in the past 20 years.
How many opposite-sex cohabiting couple families were there in 2003 and 2013?
2003: 2.2 million, 2013: 2.9 million
This shows a significant increase in cohabiting families.
What was the average age of men and women at marriage in 1984-88?
Men: 24.7 years, Women: 22.9 years
What was the average age of marriage for men and women in 2020?
Men: 35.4 years, Women: 33.2 years
What was the increase in the number of people aged 65 or over from 2011 to 2021 in the UK?
From 9.2 million to over 11 million
What is the average age of the population today?
40.7 years
What has been the trend in the mean age of childbearing since the 1970s?
Increasing
The record high was 30.7 years in 2019.
(1949 it was 22yrs)
In 2021, how many live births were registered outside of marriage or civil partnership?
320,713 (51.3% of live births)
This was the first year such births outnumbered those within marriage or civil partnership.
Fill in the blank: The first year birth rates registered outside of marriage or civil partnership outnumbered births within was _______.
2021
