Equivalent of one child in every British classroom now born via IVF, data shows

‘Around one in 32 UK births in 2023 were via IVF – roughly one child in every classroom,’ the report said. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

The proportion of women giving birth after fertility treatment in the UK has increased by more than a third in a decade, with the equivalent of one child in every classroom now born as a result of IVF, figures show.

One in 32 births in 2023 were the result of in vitro fertilisation, up 34% from one in 43 in 2013, according to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA).