Lancashire Modern (post-1974) County : Fertility Rate

R_FERTILITY = (BIRTH_TOT:total * 1000.0) / AGE_FERTILE:female/F

Data Role Period Covered Authority Source Details Method
BIRTH_TOT:total 1861 to 2021 GBHGIS Great Britain Historical GIS Project Great Britain Historical GIS Project Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area

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Live births per thousand women aged 20 to 49. The General Fertility Rate is usually defined relative to the number of women aged 15 to 49, but in Britain the ages 20 to 49 are generally more appropriate.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Lancashire Modern (post-1974) County through time | Historical Statistics on Life & Death | Rate: Fertility Rate, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10097848/cube/FERTILITY

Date accessed: 08th April 2026