Birthrate

"Birthrate" in a Sentence (12 examples)

Why has the birthrate declined so sharply?

It's true that there are fewer children due to the falling birthrate, and there are fewer children in the school, but that is all to the good.

The birthrate is rapidly declining in this country.

The birthrate will continue to decline for years to come.

Japanese women marry at 26 on average. It is no mystery that the birthrate is declining.

Japan will need more labor to cope with its declining birthrate.

France has a higher birthrate than most of Europe.

Why has the birthrate fallen so sharply?

The birthrate is rather low.

The birthrate is quite low.

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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 close small liberal-arts colleges much sooner.

In 2023, the birthrate fell for the eighth consecutive year to 0.72, the lowest in the world, from 1.24 in 2015, raising concerns over the economic shock to society from such a rapid pace.

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