birth rate
noun
variants
or birthrate
: the ratio between births and individuals in a specified population and time
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In an interview with Newsweek last month, Yoon underlined that his domestic reform agenda was at least as important as the situation with the North given the difficulties South Korea faces over health care and pensions with the lowest birth rate of any major economy and a rapidly aging population.
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Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
And a declining birth rate starting with the Great Recession means there are simply fewer college-age Americans, something that has been characterized as a demographic cliff.
—Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2024
Despite significant investment—over $200 billion in 16 years—into policies, including cash incentives, fertility treatment subsidies, and childcare services, South Korea's birth rate remains critically low.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
And a declining birth rate starting with the Great Recession means there are simply fewer college-age Americans, something that has been characterized as a demographic cliff.
—Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2024
Despite significant investment—over $200 billion in 16 years—into policies, including cash incentives, fertility treatment subsidies, and childcare services, South Korea's birth rate remains critically low.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 4 Nov. 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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