‘Notable’ rise in dads over 60 in England and Wales

Babies born from fathers over 60 years increased by 14.2% in 2024 compared to the previous year. Official numbers show.

According to the National Statistics Office (OK), last year, 594,677 live births in England and Wales had over 60 fathers.

In 2024, the total births in the UK rose slightly for the first time since 2021.

Apart from the UK, one or both births were born in both England and Wales.

Ones said that the increase in the number of babies born from old fathers was “remarkable”.

Professor Allan Pacey, an expert in male fertility, said that research shows that men over the age of 40 were “about half” of 25 -year -old men and that they are even more interesting to the rise.

Following the model of people, the number of babies born from parents under 30 years of age decreased last year Waiting for longer to build a family.

Buckking Global tendency to reduce birth ratesOnes reported a slight increase in the number of births in the UK.

In 2024, there were 567,708 live births in the UK, which increased by 0.7% compared to the previous year.

However, there was 26,832 live births in Wales – a 2% decrease compared to 2023.

In the National Statistics Office, the Head of Population Health Monitoring Greg Ceely said that the total number of births in the UK and Wales reversed the “last trend” of decreasing births.

“Despite this general rise, people have fallen to mothers under 30 years of age, because as people continue to have children until the future of life.

“The biggest decline is seen among people under 20 years of age falling almost 5%.”

Some celebrities then welcomed children in life. Rod Stewart was 65 years old When the youngest is born. Robert de Niro was 79 years old 6. When his child was born and in October last year Al Pacino told BBC Being a new father in his 80s was “fun”.

British government recently Reduce child poverty.

Rapidly increasing living costs frequently quote as the obstacle of having children.

The government is also He started a review After admitting that one of the three fathers did not receive a paternity’s permission, after admitting that the parent cannot afford.

“The government should create the right conditions for the development of families if the government is serious in supporting people to have a baby.

“This means that access to safe, personalized birth and postnatal care for everyone, as well as an affordable child care and action on the cost of living.”

Health Secretary Wes Streeting last month announced A national investigation into birth care in the UK after a series of failures.

Ones figures also increase the number of births of parents born outside the UK in 2024.

The percentage of live births, where one or both of the UK was born, is 40.4% in England (38.2% in 2023) and 19.4% in Wales (17.5% in 2023).

India continues to be the most common country for mothers and fathers who are not born UK for the third year in a row.

When it comes to the timing of the birth of babies, the boxing day (December 26) was the least possible birthday for babies born last year – the twelfth year in a row.

The most common day for babies to be born was February 23rd.

The most popular day for arrival was Tuesday with Saturday and Sunday, the least possible day for the birth of a baby.