In 2022, there were ******* live births to mothers aged between 30 and 34 years old in England and Wales, making it the most common age group for live births in that year. Between 1973 and 2000, the most common age for mother giving birth was ** to **, and between 1961 and 1972 it was ** to **, indicating a gradual trend of mothers giving birth later in life.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 17, 2024). Number of live births in England and Wales from 1938 to 2022, by age group of mother [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/726673/live-births-in-england-and-wales-by-age-of-mother/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of live births in England and Wales from 1938 to 2022, by age group of mother." Chart. May 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/726673/live-births-in-england-and-wales-by-age-of-mother/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Number of live births in England and Wales from 1938 to 2022, by age group of mother. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/726673/live-births-in-england-and-wales-by-age-of-mother/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Live Births in England and Wales from 1938 to 2022, by Age Group of Mother." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/726673/live-births-in-england-and-wales-by-age-of-mother/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of live births in England and Wales from 1938 to 2022, by age group of mother Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/726673/live-births-in-england-and-wales-by-age-of-mother/ (last visited July 25, 2025)
Number of live births in England and Wales from 1938 to 2022, by age group of mother [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/726673/live-births-in-england-and-wales-by-age-of-mother/
