birth rate

noun

variants or birthrate

ˈbərth-ˌrāt 

: the ratio between births and individuals in a specified population and time

Examples of birth rate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One unanswered question is whether the U.S. birth rate will continue to decline sharply, as Chile's has done. —Brian Mann, NPR, 3 Aug. 2025

Furthermore, the 2024 birth rate plummeted to 1.26 children born per woman, down from 1.68 in 2010. —Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025

The move comes as concerns about China’s birth rate grow. —Chris Morris, Fortune, 29 July 2025

This included a construction boom that attracted many Danish workers and led to a high birth rate among Inuit women. —Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 6 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for birth rate

• abate
• airfreight
• await
• baseplate
• berate
• birthdate
• birthrate
• bookplate
• borate
• breastplate
• bromate
• casemate

Kids Definition

birthrate

noun

birth·​rate -ˌrāt 

: the number of births for every hundred or every thousand persons in a given area or group during a given time

Medical Definition

birth rate

noun

variants or birthrate

ˈbər-ˌthrāt 

: the ratio between births and individuals in a specified population and time often expressed as number of live births per hundred or per thousand population per year

called also natality