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England And Wales
| 1851 | 1901 | 1951 | 1985 | |
Birth Statistics Crude Birth Rate (births per 1000 population: all ages) General Fertility Rate (births per 1000 women aged 15-44) Illegitimate Births (per 1000 life births) |
34.2 145 68.2 |
28.5 114 38.9 |
15.5 72 48.4 |
13.1 61 192.3 |
Marriage Statistics Crude Marriage Rate (marriages per 1000 population: all ages) Median Age At Marriage For Spinsters Divorces (per 1000 married persons) |
abt.16.0 23.3 - |
15.9 24.0 - |
16.5 22.6 2.6 |
13.9 22.8 13.4 |
Death Statistics Crude Death Rate (deaths per 1000 of population: all ages) Infant Death Rate (deaths under 1 year per 1000 live births) |
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Natural Increase (crude live birth rate less crude death rate per 1000 population) |
12.2 |
11.6 |
2.8 |
1.3 |
Life Expectancy (at birth) |
abt. 40 |
49 |
68 |
est. 75 |
Population % by age groups Aged under 15 Aged 15 - 64 Aged 65 and over |
35.7% 59.8% 4.5% |
32.4% 63.0% 4.6% |
22.1% 66.7% 11.2% |
19.0% 65.8% 15.2% |
Source: OCPS, Crown Copyright
NOTE
1997 figures show a continued decline in crude birth rate (12.3), crude death
rate (9.8), and infant mortality (5.9).