birth rate

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

birth rate

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.

Example Sentences

The authority said, alongside the cost concerns, it believed falling birth rates across Suffolk and nationally meant there could be too few students attending in the future, potentially making a new school "financially unsustainable."

From BBC

“Ladies, we need to start considering the 4B movement like the women in South Korea and give America a severely sharp birth rate decline,” read one post on X with over 450,000 likes.

From Los Angeles Times

A falling birth rate, the cost of living and fewer big hit film franchises have combined to push the value of sales down 3% on the previous year.

From BBC

South Korea’s rapidly declining birth rate hasn’t helped.

From Los Angeles Times

The results of the surveys come as Japan struggles to arrest its falling birth rate, and provide further cause for concern.

From BBC