This means the number of babies born per 1,000 persons (as opposed to fertility rate which is the number of babies born per 1,000 women aged 15–44). In 2014, the England & Wales rate was 13, representing 695,233 live births. Overall, total fertility is rising slowly, currently 1.83 children per woman, having reached its lowest point in 2001 (see FERTILITY RATE). The average age of mothers was 30.2.