fertility rate
fertility rate noun: the average number of children that would be born to a woman over her lifetime if she followed the current average pattern of fertility among a given group of women and survived through her reproductive years; used as an indicator of strength of population growth.
Noun
fertility rate (plural fertility rates)
- The average number of children that would be born to a woman over her lifetime if she followed the current average pattern of fertility among a given group of women and survived through her reproductive years; used as an indicator of strength of population growth.
- In America the fertility rate of recent immigrants tends to be higher than that of native population.
- In most industrialized countries the fertility rate has dropped well below replacement rate.
fertility rate meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malay and Indonesian
fertility rate in Hindi
- indicator of population growth
- प्रजनन दर prajnan dar
fertility rate in Tamil
- கருவள வீதம்
fertility rate in Malay
- indicator of population growth
- nisbah kesuburan
fertility rate in Indonesian
- indicator of population growth
- angka fertilitas
Forms of fertility rate
| plural | fertility rates |
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Questions about fertility rate
- What does fertility rate mean?
- Fertility rate means the average number of children that would be born to a woman over her lifetime if she followed the current average pattern of fertility among a given group of women and survived through her reproductive years; used as an indicator of strength of population growth.
- What is fertility rate in Hindi?
- Fertility rate in Hindi is प्रजनन दर (prajnan dar). See Fertility rate meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is fertility rate?
- Fertility rate is a noun.
- What is the plural of fertility rate?
- The plural of fertility rate is fertility rates.
Words near fertility rate in the dictionary
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