birth rate
noun
variants
or birthrate
: the ratio between births and individuals in a specified population and time
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However, because the national birth rate declined in 2003 and 2004, those are the years when the name Dylan officially peaked in popularity for boys, ranking No. 19 despite fewer babies being given that name overall.
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Toketemu Ohwovoriole, Parents, 8 July 2024
For millennials, economic challenges have twice pushed down the birth rate, leading many to delay or reconsider having children: after the 2008 recession and during the Covid-19 pandemic.
—Charley Locke, Vox, 1 July 2024
What’s happening: If forecasts hold up, 2064 will be the first year in modern history where the global death rate surpasses the birth rate.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 25 June 2024
In Tokyo, the birth rate was even worse, falling to 0.99 for the first time Wednesday.
—Seamus Webster, Fortune, 6 June 2024
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Toketemu Ohwovoriole, Parents, 8 July 2024
For millennials, economic challenges have twice pushed down the birth rate, leading many to delay or reconsider having children: after the 2008 recession and during the Covid-19 pandemic.
—Charley Locke, Vox, 1 July 2024
What’s happening: If forecasts hold up, 2064 will be the first year in modern history where the global death rate surpasses the birth rate.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 25 June 2024
In Tokyo, the birth rate was even worse, falling to 0.99 for the first time Wednesday.
—Seamus Webster, Fortune, 6 June 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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