More than four out of 10 babies born in Ipswich in 2023 had at least one parent born outside of the UK, new data has revealed.

The figures, published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), show that the proportion of live births in the town, where at least parent was not born in the UK, was 42%.

The data are based on the date that the births were registered and the mother's usual area of residence and show an increase in the proportion from 40.6% in 2022.

The proportion of babies born in Ipswich with at least one parent not born in the UK has risen according to new dataThe proportion of babies born in Ipswich with at least one parent not born in the UK has risen according to new data (Image: Google) West Suffolk, which include Bury St Edmunds, Haverhill and Newmarket, also shared a similar proportion.

The proportion of births rose from 38.6% to 39.7%, according to the new ONS data.

East Suffolk also saw a rise rose from 13.9% in 2022 to 14.8% in 2023.

Elsewhere in Suffolk, the Babergh area, which includes Sudbury, saw a fall in the percentage of babies with one parent born outside of the UK, from 13.2% to 11.4%.

The same was true for Mid Suffolk, which encompasses Stowmarket, which saw its proportion fall from 16.3% to 13.3%.