Between 1991 and 2021 there has been a clear trend of mothers having children later in life in the United Kingdom, with the average age of mothers in the increasing from 27.7 in 1991 to 30.9 by 2021.
Average age of mothers at childbirth in the United Kingdom from 1938 to 2021
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 24, 2023). Average age of mothers at childbirth in the United Kingdom from 1938 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/294590/average-age-of-mothers-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Average age of mothers at childbirth in the United Kingdom from 1938 to 2021." Chart. February 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/294590/average-age-of-mothers-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Average age of mothers at childbirth in the United Kingdom from 1938 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/294590/average-age-of-mothers-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Average Age of Mothers at Childbirth in The United Kingdom from 1938 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/294590/average-age-of-mothers-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Average age of mothers at childbirth in the United Kingdom from 1938 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/294590/average-age-of-mothers-uk/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Average age of mothers at childbirth in the United Kingdom from 1938 to 2021 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), February 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/294590/average-age-of-mothers-uk/