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

Cuba has an ageing population, a very low birth rate and huge outward migration.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

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

South Korea has recorded its biggest annual birth rate bump in 15 years, official figures showed Wednesday, but still far below the threshold needed to stop its population shrinking.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 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

They supply only what the statists call the crude birth rate.

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