The given line chart compares six age groups in terms of female birth rate in the UK between 1973 and 2008.
Overall, it is clear that the birth rate for women aged from 30 to 39 increased significantly, whereas the other age group experienced a decline.
Regarding women’s age group from under 20 to 29, the birth rate of three groups in this range saw a downward trend. The birth rate of British women from 25 to 29 reached the peak at 140 births per 1,000 women, then fluctuated between 120 and 130 births before finishing the period at 120. Women aged among under 20 to 25 in 2008 gave birth significantly less than that in 1973, dropping by around 20 to 40 and just under 100 respectively after 35 years.
In terms of females over 30, women aged 30 to 35 and 35 to 39 saw notable rise in birth rate, growing to nearly 90 and 70 births by 2008. In contrast, the birth rate of women age 40 and above steadily fell, starting from over 120 in 1973 and going down to around 90 births per 1,000 women by 2008.