出生率
also: しゅっせいりつ
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Meanings
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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.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉の出生率が下がるthe birth rate in a place falls
Japan's birth rate has been falling year after year.
- 出生率を上げるto raise the birth rate
The government is considering policies to raise the birth rate.
- 出生率が低下するthe birth rate declines
Due to the declining birthrate trend, the birth rate is dropping.