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

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

Kotani said that because of a personnel shortage -- linked to Japan's low birth rate -- this will "not amount to a fundamental strengthening of Japan's defence capabilities".

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 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