fertility rate
Births per woman
Fertility rate is a demographic measure of childbearing, typically expressed as the average number of children born per woman over her lifetime.
The *total fertility rate* estimates how many children a woman would have if current birth patterns held constant.
A rate of about 2.1 is considered replacement level—enough to maintain population without immigration.
The country's fertility rate has fallen below replacement level.
- fecundityReproductive capacity
- procreationGenerating biological offspring
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
- baby boomPeriod of high births
- baby bustDeclining birthrate period
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fertility ratemortality rate
Deaths per population measured
death rate · mortality · infant mortality rate · population decline · depopulation
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