Tower Hamlets changing
Birth rates are falling, now below London and England & Wales levels
2019
1.26 total fertility rate TH (birth per women)
5th lowest in London
1.6 London
1.65 England & wales
Need 2.05+ to maintain population level
2001
was 1.82 & above average for E&W
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Birth rates are falling, now below London and England & Wales levels
2019
1.26 total fertility rate TH (birth per women)
5th lowest in London
1.6 London
1.65 England & wales
Need 2.05+ to maintain population level
2001
was 1.82 & above average for E&W
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Show changes in demographic composition of TH over 18 years
Fewer women having babies
But suggest families more likely to move to outer London
School place planning even more difficult
But still 4,307 children born last year
Population going up because
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ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…
Fewer women having babies
But suggest families more likely to move to outer London
School place planning even more difficult
But still 4,307 children born last year
Population going up because
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ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…
international migration & more births then deaths (crudely many people go elsewhere when retired)
We are not a place where people spend their whole lives (I guess I am a good example of that)
Do we accept this? do we try & retain people for longer?
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We are not a place where people spend their whole lives (I guess I am a good example of that)
Do we accept this? do we try & retain people for longer?
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