birth rate
Annual infant tally
Birth rate is a demographic measure of how many babies are born in a population over a given period, typically expressed per thousand people per year.
Countries track birth rates to understand population growth, plan services, and shape policy: The birth rate has been declining in most industrialized nations.
Also spelled birthrate.
Increase in inhabitants over time
- censusOfficial population count
- natalityMeasure of births occurring
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
- baby boomPeriod of high births
baby bust · population pyramid · population decline · population explosion · generational · vital statistics
Formation of an idea
- pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
- childbearingGiving birth to young
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
delivery · maternal age · twins · multiples · assisted reproduction · IVF · surrogacy · infertility
Controlling fertility deliberately
- one-child policyMandated single-offspring limit
- parental leaveJob-protected time for newborns
- childcare subsidiesPayments helping parents afford daycare
- tax incentivesGovernment breaks encouraging actions
maternity benefits · paternity leave · reproductive rights · immigration policy · population control · social security · pension systems · housing policy
Employed and job-seeking population
- consumer baseCollective purchasing audience
- human capitalWorkers' skills and knowledge
- tax baseTaxable assets collectively
- economic growthSustained output increase
market expansion · productivity · aging population · retirement age · healthcare costs · childcare costs · labor shortage · automation
population growth
Increase in inhabitants over time
baby boom · baby bust · population pyramid · population decline · population explosion · generational · vital statistics
conception
Formation of an idea
- pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
- childbearingGiving birth to young
gestation · delivery · maternal age · twins · multiples · assisted reproduction · IVF · surrogacy · infertility · contraception
family planning
Controlling fertility deliberately
- one-child policyMandated single-offspring limit
- parental leaveJob-protected time for newborns
- childcare subsidiesPayments helping parents afford daycare
tax incentives · maternity benefits · paternity leave · reproductive rights · immigration policy · population control · social security · pension systems · housing policy · education funding
labor force
Employed and job-seeking population
- consumer baseCollective purchasing audience
- human capitalWorkers' skills and knowledge
- tax baseTaxable assets collectively
economic growth · market expansion · productivity · aging population · retirement age · healthcare costs · childcare costs · labor shortage · automation · immigration
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, ethnic groups
- ratesroyalty, per diem, interest rates, exchange rates, percentage
- birth statisticsnatality, stillbirths
- country statisticspopulation, GDP, life expectancy, demographics, median age
- development statisticsdemographic data, poverty rates, population data, life expectancy, infant mortality
- Hawaii demographicsNative Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, population density, population growth, ethnic diversity
birth ratedeath rate
Frequency of fatalities measured
mortality rate · mortality · fatality rate · death toll · infant mortality rate
birth ratepopulation decline
Decreasing number of inhabitants
depopulation · death rate · mortality rate · extinction rate · population aging