birth rate
noun
variants
or birthrate
: the ratio between births and individuals in a specified population and time
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China’s population has shrunk for two years in a row and its birth rate last year was the lowest since the founding of the People’s Republic in 1949.
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Nectar Gan, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
China has been trying to increase its birth rate after its population declined for a second consecutive year in 2023.
—Reuters, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
Last week, Greece announced a suite of measures to help lift its birth rate through additional childcare benefits and tax breaks for parents.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 16 Sep. 2024
The pope and Meloni have also found common ground on this topic, with the pair joining forces at a conference aimed at tackling Italy’s declining birth rate, while Francis has generated attention for his view that some couples nowadays prefer to have pets rather than children.
—Antonia Mortensen, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
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Nectar Gan, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
China has been trying to increase its birth rate after its population declined for a second consecutive year in 2023.
—Reuters, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
Last week, Greece announced a suite of measures to help lift its birth rate through additional childcare benefits and tax breaks for parents.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 16 Sep. 2024
The pope and Meloni have also found common ground on this topic, with the pair joining forces at a conference aimed at tackling Italy’s declining birth rate, while Francis has generated attention for his view that some couples nowadays prefer to have pets rather than children.
—Antonia Mortensen, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
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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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