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.
日本の出生率は年々低下している。
Japan's birth rate is declining year by year.
出生率の低下は将来の労働力不足につながる。
The decline in the birth rate will lead to a future labor shortage.
Japan's birth rate has been falling year after year.
The government is considering policies to raise the birth rate.
Due to the declining birthrate trend, the birth rate is dropping.