Fertility Rate Lowest Since 1970s
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•Fertility: Why are fewer babies being born in England and Wales?
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The number of babies born in England and Wales is now the lowest since the 1970s .
The fertility rate is the lowest on record at 1.44 per woman during her child-bearing years.
The average cost of raising a child to age 18 was 166,000 for a couple.
But there's also evidence that more and more young adults don't plan on having children at all.
Declining fertility rates are not just about people delaying parenthood, says professor of demography at the University of Southampton .
A quarter of 18 to 25-year-olds say they would probably or definitely not have a child.
Population can continue to grow for a long time after fertility falls below 2.1 children per woman.
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