birth rate

British

noun

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

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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A total of 265 couples have married after meeting on an AI-powered dating app launched by the Tokyo government in 2024 to lift Japan's low birth rate, according to official data.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

Beginning childbearing at 35 instead of at 27 leaves fewer years to decide to have additional children if one desires—this drives birth rate declines, too.

From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026

He has claimed that the rise of artificial intelligence, combined with a declining birth rate, could result in "not enough people" being in the world.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

Israel is the only modern industrial nation with a replacement‑level birth rate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

But these rates furnish us no independent evidence concerning the birth rate.

From The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn by Smith, William Benjamin

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