Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 20 Aug 2025 | Updated: 2 days ago
Vital statistics in the UK: births deaths and marriages
Dataset
Coverage
Spatial
Geographical Levels:
country
Temporal
Start Date:
24 February 2023
Frequency:
ANNUAL
Provenance
Purpose:
The Vital statistics in the UK: births, deaths and marriages tables provide
summary figures for a range of topics. The tables provide data for the United
Kingdom (UK) and its constituent countries. Life event statistics for England
and Wales are produced by the Office for National Statistics while figures for
Scotland and Northern Ireland are produced by National Records of Scotland,
Scottish Government and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency.
Figures for the UK are compiled by the Office for National Statistics compiling
data for England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Data published here
helps to monitor progress towards global indicators of the UN's Sustainable
Development Goals. From 2020, accessibility changes have been made to these
tables to improve clarity and consistency for users. No existing data have been
removed unless it can be found in other ONS publications.
Access and Governance
Usage
Resource Creator:
Office for National Statistics
Data Use Requirements:
NO REQUIREMENTS
Access
Data Controller:
Office for National Statistics
Format and Standards
Languages:
ENGLISH
Data Format:
- Unstructured text
- Database
Additional Information Governance
Confidentiality Risk:
Low risk
Availability Risk:
Low risk
Enrichment and Linkage
Origin
Name:
Data Catalogue