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Fertility rate in England and Wales drops to new low

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Women in England and Wales had an average of 1.44 children between 2022 and 2023 .

Only 591,072 babies were born in 2023 , fewer than in any year since 1977 .

For countries to maintain their populations, the fertility rate needs to be 2.1 children per woman.

Experts say millennials are not having children because of financial pressures.