There were 5,470 live births in Somerset in 2016 according to latest annual figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This represented the lowest annual total for at least nine years, following a recent peak in 2011.
Trends in Live Births, Somerset, 2008 to 2016
At a district level, only Sedgemoor saw an increase in live births in 2016 (see table below).
Trends in Live Births by District, 2008 to 2016
General Fertility Rate |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
SOMERSET |
61.5 |
63.8 |
64.9 |
63.5 |
63.5 |
62.0 |
63.2 |
64.0 |
63.0 |
Mendip |
59.2 |
61.0 |
62.5 |
61.0 |
62.7 |
56.6 |
60.8 |
64.1 |
59.7 |
Sedgemoor |
58.9 |
66.5 |
69.2 |
63.5 |
65.0 |
64.3 |
65.4 |
65.8 |
66.8 |
South Somerset |
65.4 |
63.8 |
65.3 |
65.0 |
63.6 |
66.6 |
63.6 |
64.3 |
64.4 |
Taunton Deane |
62.8 |
65.5 |
64.5 |
64.4 |
63.6 |
59.0 |
63.3 |
62.4 |
62.1 |
West Somerset |
55.0 |
57.9 |
57.5 |
62.5 |
60.5 |
60.7 |
59.3 |
61.4 |
55.2 |
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Total Fertility Rate |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
SOMERSET |
2.11 |
2.20 |
2.23 |
2.07 |
2.05 |
1.98 |
1.99 |
2.00 |
1.95 |
Mendip |
2.10 |
2.22 |
2.26 |
2.05 |
2.10 |
1.88 |
2.01 |
2.08 |
1.91 |
Sedgemoor |
2.04 |
2.28 |
2.35 |
2.07 |
2.10 |
2.05 |
2.05 |
2.05 |
2.05 |
South Somerset |
2.23 |
2.19 |
2.23 |
2.11 |
2.05 |
2.11 |
1.99 |
2.00 |
1.99 |
Taunton Deane |
2.05 |
2.14 |
2.13 |
2.04 |
1.99 |
1.83 |
1.96 |
1.91 |
1.87 |
West Somerset |
2.16 |
2.10 |
2.10 |
2.00 |
1.91 |
1.88 |
1.84 |
1.89 |
1.71 |
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