birth rate

British  

noun

1. the ratio of live births in a specified area, group, etc, to the population of that area, etc, usually expressed per 1000 population per year

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birth rate Scientific  

1. The ratio of total live births to total population in a specified community or area over a specified period of time. The birth rate is often expressed as the number of live births per 1,000 of the population per year.

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Example Sentences

A sluggish economy, intense competition and a declining birth rate have changed spending habits and squeezed growth, pushing companies overseas.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

That same day, Fox News medical analyst Marc Siegel called it a “problem” that the birth rate for girls aged 15-19 has plummeted in the past couple of decades.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

Overall, the declining birth rate “continues to wreak havoc with the fragile vitality of public schools,” Fuller added.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

To put this into perspective, Japan’s birth rate has declined every year since 1973, from 19.4 per 1,000 people, until it bottomed out 50 years later in 2023 at six.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026

For a normal and proper birth rate there must be a preponderance of women over men.

From The History of Cuba, vol. 2 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher