Most women today are not mothers by the time they turn 30
There has been a major shift towards 'older motherhood' in recent years: Most women today are not mothers by the time they turn 30, new figures reveal
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There has been a major shift towards 'older motherhood' in recent years: Most women today are not mothers by the time they turn 30, new figures reveal
The 2020 figure was down 61.0 from 219,850 in 2019, which is the largest annual decrease ever recorded.
Figures show just 85,770 couples tied the knot in 2020 after the Government banned wedding ceremonies for much of the year. It represented a record 61 per cent drop, the ONS said.
Stark figures have laid bare the impact of the pandemic on weddings in 2020, with the rate below that for divorces for the first time ever.
The songstress, 38, who welcomed son Sandro in December, admitted that she desperately didn't want to 'freak her partner out' with her worries.