birthrate

[ burth-reyt ]

noun

1. the proportion of births to the total population in a place in a given time, usually expressed as a quantity per 1000 of population.

Word History and Origins

Origin of birthrate¹

First recorded in 1855–60; birth + rate ¹

Example Sentences

Public concern about the difficulty of getting—and staying—ahead appear to be contributing to major structural problems, such as a plunging birthrate as parents worry about rising educational and property costs.

From Quartz

The pandemic isn’t entirely to blame for declining birthrates, but it has magnified systemic problems that make motherhood in particular look like a bad deal.

From Washington Post

The story is similar in the northern nations of Europe, where low birthrates and aging populations are out of step with the projected needs of agriculture and other industries.

From ProPublica

In the past year, approximately 19,500 immigrants arrived and the country's birthrate came in at 1.8 percent.

From The Daily Beast

So beefier benefits mean that you need more investment to make up for the falling birthrate--and instead get less of it.

From The Daily Beast

So what we have is something good and welcomed by most, a falling birthrate, and no clue as to why.

From The Daily Beast

The decreased birthrate in Taiwan is, along with an increase in infertility, often attributed to marriage delays.

From The Daily Beast

We need not worry therefore lest the race shall die, because of a decreasing birthrate as we see it on the physical plane.

From Project Gutenberg

Statistics show a remarkable increase in the Welsh birthrate as compared with previous years.

From Project Gutenberg

Wargentin, in Sweden, first called attention to the periodicity of the birthrate in 1767.

From Project Gutenberg

During the entire century a decline of the birthrate was noticeable.

From Project Gutenberg

The decline of the birthrate then was confined entirely to the legitimate births.

From Project Gutenberg