birth rate
noun
variants
or birthrate
: the ratio between births and individuals in a specified population and time
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Japan's birth rate has fallen to unprecedented lows since records began 125 years ago.
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
The United States’s birth rate has been in decline for decades, falling even more sharply since the Great Recession, reaching a record low in 2023.
—The Hill, 7 May 2025
And the birth rate for women ages 20 to 24 – about 56 births for every 1,000 women – was just slightly above the rate for women in their late 30s.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
China's ongoing efforts to raise its birth rate have seemingly contributed to a surge in New Zealand's top-performing stock.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
The United States’s birth rate has been in decline for decades, falling even more sharply since the Great Recession, reaching a record low in 2023.
—The Hill, 7 May 2025
And the birth rate for women ages 20 to 24 – about 56 births for every 1,000 women – was just slightly above the rate for women in their late 30s.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
China's ongoing efforts to raise its birth rate have seemingly contributed to a surge in New Zealand's top-performing stock.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for birth rate
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“Birth rate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birth%20rate. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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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
: 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
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