How do the post-World War baby boom generations compare?

6 March 2018
By ONS Digital

The post-World War 2 baby boom generation turned 70 in 2016. They were the first to benefit from 20th century developments such as ‘cradle to grave welfare’.

You draw the charts: 60 years of change

24 October 2017
By

Feature image showing a digital radio with Today 60 on it

In October 1957 BBC Radio 4’s Today programme went on the air for the first time. A lot has changed in the last 60 years: we are living much longer; attitudes to sex and marriage have become more relaxed; house prices have risen and the demographics of the country have changed. But do you know […]

Five facts about . . . Halloween – a monster mash of data

28 October 2016
By Rob Fry

As Halloween is descending upon us this coming Monday – we present some spooky stats and frightening facts for you to sink your (vampire) teeth into.

Baby names since 1904: how has yours performed?

2 September 2016
By Rob Fry

Names: everyone’s got one but how has yours performed over the past 110 years? Are you a comeback kid, a disappearing act or a completely new entry?

Teenage pregnancies – perception versus reality

9 March 2016
By Rob Fry

Research has found that the British public often have misconceptions about teenage pregnancies. How far are your perceptions from the truth? Here we challenge you to test your understanding of the facts about teenage pregnancy in England and Wales.

How popular is your birthday?

18 December 2015
By Rob Fry

A peak in births in late September show that more babies are conceived in the weeks leading up to and days after Christmas than at any other time of the year.

Office for National Statistics

Births