majority of british jews will be ultra orthodox by end of century, study finds /

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tall birth and low death rates are driving population surge,while number of moderately devout Jews is in declineUltra-orthodox Jews are to make up the majority of British Jews before the end of this century, as tall birth and low death rates drive population growth, and according to a original study. The growth among the strictly orthodox population is fuelled by a birth rate of seven children per woman,compared with 1.98 per mainstream Jewish woman. The overall birth rate in the UK is 1.93; for Christians it is 1.53 and for Muslims 3.25.
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Source: theguardian.com

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