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birthrates

birthrates is the plural of birthrate.

Meaning of birthrate

Noun

birthrate (plural birthrates)

  1. The ratio of total live births to total population for a specific community or nation in a specified period; often expressed in births per thousand per year.
    • In higher education a similar transformation is being pulled forward: Colleges were expecting a grim landscape in the later 2020s, because 2010s birthrates were so low, but now a decline in foreign enrollment and an acceleration of online learning will threaten marginal state schools and possibly...2020 June 27, Ross Douthat, “Waking Up in 2030”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 18 Jul 2020
    Synonyms:
    natality

Questions about birthrates

What is birthrates the plural of?
Birthrates is the plural of birthrate.

Words near birthrates in the dictionary

  1. birthplace
  2. birthplaces
  3. birthquake
  4. birthquakes
  5. birthrate
  6. birthrates
  7. birthright
  8. birthright citizen
  9. birthright citizens
  10. birthright citizenship
  11. birthright citizenships

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