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birthrate

noun

Etymology

From birth + rate.

  1. derived from *krad-✻
  2. derived from *hratōną✻
  3. derived from hrata
  4. derived from raten
  5. compounded as birthrate — “birth + rate”

Definitions

  1. The ratio of total live births to total population for a specific community or nation in…

    The ratio of total live births to total population for a specific community or nation in a specified period; often expressed in births per thousand per year.

    • In 2023, the birthrate fell for the eighth consecutive year to 0.72, the lowest in the world, from 1.24 in 2015, raising concerns over the economic shock to society from such a rapid pace.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA