English Dictionary

fertility rate

名詞

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.

日本語の意味

ある集団において、現在の平均的な出産パターンを維持した場合に、一人の女性が生涯に産む子供の平均数。人口増加の強さを示す指標として用いられる。

The country's fertility rate has declined steadily over the past three decades, raising concerns about an aging population and a shrinking workforce.

その国の合計特殊出生率（ある集団の女性が現在の平均的な出生のパターンに従い、生殖年齢を通じて生存した場合に、生涯で生まれる平均的な子どもの数）は過去30年間で着実に低下しており、高齢化と労働力の縮小への懸念を招いている。

意味（1）

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.

fertility rates （ plural ）