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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The World’s Population
Foreign Affairs - 6/15/2022 1:31:00 PM
WARS, unemployment, poverty, and many other evils under which humanity suffers are usually attributed to over-population. If there were less people there would be no need for territorial expansion, and everyone might get a larger share of the social product.
Need for inheritance amid slowing birth rates
The Star - 6/27/2022 12:33:00 AM
MOST parents often leave some sort of inheritance for their children. It can be in the form of cash, gold, real estate or even stocks. Of course, some do leave substantial amounts that can be distributed through several generations.
Is the sinking U.S. birth rate a problem?
Brunswick News - 6/22/2022 4:00:00 AM
The sinking U.S. birth rate has a lot of people worried. To refresh your memory, the U.S. birth rate — measured as the number of births per 1,000 women aged 15 years to 44 years — has been sinking without interruption since 2007.
Far from the battlefield, Moscow’s generals fight a falling birth rate
The Financial Times - 6/24/2022 4:05:00 PM
For decades, Russia has been producing too few babies to keep its population stable, let alone build up an army
Abortion access in China has changed drastically amid declining birth rate
The World on MSN.com - 6/22/2022 4:30:00 PM
For more than 30 years, the Chinese government had restricted most people to having only one child. Illegal and forced abortions were common, and it led to a massive drop in the country’s birth rate.
Japan sees record breaking fall in birth rate. Was Elon Musk right, will the country 'cease to exist'?
MSN - 6/3/2022 11:38:00 AM
This is the lowest number of births in the country's 123-year history ... fell below 2.0. Watch | Gravitas Plus: The world's fertility rate is falling. Here's why In 2005 it reached its nadir ...
Why has the U.S. birth rate been sinking since 2007?
Brunswick News - 6/15/2022 4:00:00 AM
U.S. birth rates have also decreased across race and ethnicity since 2007. The birth rate for Hispanic women fell from 102.2 in 2007 to 63.1 in 2020. The birth rate for non-Hispan
Lower birth rates led to necessity to resort to private pensions – social security department chief
The Malta Independent - 6/26/2022 6:00:00 AM
It has become necessary for people to resort to private pensions from a young age due to the lower birth rate, Grazio Barbara, director general of the Social Security Department said. Pensions
Can a multicultural United States thrive in the modern world? Michael Weidokal
Cleveland.com - 6/26/2022 9:36:00 AM
Cultural and demographic changes that are currently underway are among the most dramatic in our country’s history.
Is U.S. Birth Rate Falling? Elon Musk Warns of Population 'Collapse'
Newsweek - 5/25/2022 10:15:00 AM
USA birth rate has been below min sustainable levels ... In fact, were it not for immigration the population of almost every rich country in the world would shrink, according to a New Statesman ...
