birth rate

noun

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

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.

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Because birth rates around the globe have been on the decline for more than a decade, trends in pet primacy are regularly framed as usurping the rightful role of human children.

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Primary pupil numbers are decreasing, though, as birth rates fall, and staffing issues have been felt most acutely in secondary schools - particularly in specialist subjects like maths, science and languages.

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With my third and youngest child about to leave the nest, I have a few ideas about how to increase the birth rate — preserving the planet and offering parental leave, for starters.

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If you want to increase this country’s birth rate, do everything you can to make it easier to be a parent.

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Spain has one of the lowest birth rates in the EU.

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