Definition: This entry gives the average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2020
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Birth rate declines in China, may fall below 10 million annually
Zee News on MSN.com - 4/19/2021 9:57:20 AM
China could see its number of births slide below 10 million annually in the next five years if the government does not quickly abolish its policy of limiting families to two children, an expert was quoted in domestic media as saying.
China could have less than ten million births a year by 2026 and see its population decline unless it abolishes two-child-per-family limit, local experts warn
Daily Mail - 4/19/2021 3:57:00 PM
China's total population may also fall in a few years, Dong Yuzheng, director at the Guangdong Academy of Population Development, told Yicai, a Chinese financial news outlet.
What if China’s Birth Rate Keeps Falling?
Sixth Tone - 4/13/2021 1:35:00 AM
Demographics aren’t always destiny, but in the likely event China can’t turn around its declining fertility rate, the country needs to prepare for the worst.
Birth rates drop amid pandemic in U.S. and other countries around the world
Yahoo News - 3/22/2021 6:28:00 AM
Countries around the world are facing a baby bust as a result of the pandemic. Experts blame the birth rate drops on several factors-- fear of bringing a child into the pandemic, a poor economy, job losses, and the simple fact that social distancing has ...
Insights on the Baby Food Global Market to 2027 - Lifestyle Changes and Increasing Birth Rates Present Opportunities - ResearchAndMarkets.com
아크로팬 - 4/7/2021 1:23:00 PM
In underdeveloped and developing countries, infants with low household income are ... Food safety concerns, declining birth rates and practice of feeding home-cooked baby food are some of the restraining factors, which limits the growth of the market.
Baby boom or baby bust? Pandemic could have lasting effect on birth rates.
ABCNews - 4/5/2021 11:17:00 AM
On Location: April 16, 2021 PARIS -- Often Europe's birth rate champion, France just registered the fewest annual births since the end of World War ... shape than many countries in Europe.
U.S. birth rate falls 1%, continuing six-year decline
UPI.com - 3/23/2021 12:00:00 AM
RELATED U.S. birth rate declines to 35-year low "Our prediction is that the birth rates will continue to decline for several years in high-income countries ... highest in the world, according ...
How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted birth statistics in the U.S.?
News Medical - 3/30/2021 10:27:00 AM
The researchers examined national monthly data on birth and death rates, and extracted six indicators ... Studies in this and other countries have earlier shown a tendency to postpone childbearing ...
Why Indonesia wants to put lid on baby boom while Asia tries to spur birth rates
South China Morning Post - 4/2/2021 7:00:00 AM
The world’s fourth most-populous country is promoting later marriages ... Can South Korea lift the world’s lowest birth rate with cash incentives? But Purnamasari still sees herself as ...
