birth rates

Babies per capita

Birth rates measure how many babies are born in a population over a given period, typically expressed as births per thousand people per year.

The term usually appears in discussions of demographics, economics, or social policy: declining birth rates in developed countries, policies to boost birth rates.

High birth rates strain resources; low ones threaten workforce replacement.

demographics

census

Official population count

baby boom · baby bust · generation · natality · mortality · life expectancy · aging population · overpopulation · underpopulation · urbanization

reproduction

fertility

Capacity for reproduction

procreation · infertility · contraception · family planning · childlessness · parenthood · motherhood · fatherhood · twins · assisted reproduction

economics

labor force

Employed and job-seeking population

tax base · consumer spending · housing demand · education costs · childcare costs · economic growth · productivity · human capital · market demand · social security

healthcare

obstetrics

Childbirth medicine branch

infant mortality · cesarean · vaccination · immunization · breastfeeding · pediatrics · stillbirth · maternal health

society

marriage rates

Frequency of legal unions

urbanization · secularization · gender roles · cultural norms · traditions · religion · family size · single parenthood · childcare burden · cost of living

policy

maternity leave

Job-protected time for childbirth

tax credits · one-child policy · family allowance · immigration policy · work-life balance · gender equality · reproductive rights · population control · government incentives · education funding

Categories
Opposites
demographic flow direction

birth ratesdeath rates

Frequency of fatalities measured

mortality rates · fatality rates · death tolls · life expectancy

population growth tendency

birth ratespopulation decline

Decreasing number of inhabitants

depopulation · sterility · childlessness · aging population

Family

birthrate, birthrates

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G