Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun birthrate

1 sense of birthrate

Sense 1
birthrate, birth rate, fertility, fertility rate, natality -- (the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year)
       => rate -- (a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected")