Young women in England and Wales projected to have just one child by 35

ONS study of fertility trends suggests birthrate will continue to fall, with women turning 18 this year having babies later

Young women in England and Wales are likely to have just one child by the time they are 35, according to groundbreaking analysis of past and projected fertility trends by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Girls who turn 18 this year are projected to have an average of one child each by the age of 35 - unlike their mothers' generation who had an average of one child per woman by the time they reached 31.