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

As the last of the baby boomer generation edge into retirement there are not enough young Germans to replace them, due to a low birth rate.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

The bad news is that the birth rate is not high enough to offset an acute population decline, and Japan is not very open to immigration.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026

With a declining birth rate and burgeoning middle class, Brazil's strong pet culture is reflected in a growing range of services for pets, from luxury spas to hotels.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

It comes after a Caerphilly council report described a "continual falling birth rate" dropping from 2,000 births a year to around 1,400 over a 10-year period.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

So that to ascertain the true birth rate the comparative number of married or marriageable women in the contrasted countries must be ascertained.

From Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information by Queensland