also: しゅっせいりつ
birth rate
Demographic term referring to the number of live births per 1,000 population in a given year.
Japan's birth rate is declining year by year.
The decline in the birth rate will lead to a future labor shortage.
Japan's birth rate has been falling year after year.
Due to the declining birthrate trend, the birth rate is dropping.
The government is considering policies to raise the birth rate.