the North West Government Region : Total Births

Total Births

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Year Total Births
1861 118,182 Show data context
1881 158,634 Show data context
1891 164,514 Show data context
1911 149,825 Show data context
1931 102,347 Show data context
1951 106,889 Show data context
1961 126,173 Show data context
1971 116,739 Show data context
2011 89,054 Show data context
2021 76,952 Show data context
Date Source
1861 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) , 1861
1881 Registrar General, Quarterly Report (HM Stationery Office) , 1881
1891 Registrar General, Quarterly Report (HM Stationery Office) , 1891
1911 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) , 1911
1931 Registrar General, Statistical Review (HM Stationery Office) , 1931, Part I
1951 Registrar General, Statistical Review (HM Stationery Office) , 1951, Part I
1961 Registrar General, Statistical Review (HM Stationery Office) , 1961, Part I
1971 Registrar General, Statistical Review (HM Stationery Office) , 1971, Part I
1981 - 2001 Office for National Statistics, Neighbourhood Statistics
2011 Office for National Statistics, Neighbourhood Statistics (Birth Summary Tables - England and Wales)
2021 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Live births in England and Wales down to local authority local area)

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Total Births.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, the North West Government Region through time | Historical Statistics on Life & Death | Total Births, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 02nd June 2026