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Record Drop in Europe's Birth Rates in 2023 Risks Future Labor Shortage • Mar. 11, 2025, 12:49 AM ET (ScienceAlert)
China adviser pushes to lower legal marriage age to 18 to boost birthrate • Feb. 24, 2025, 9:04 PM ET (Reuters)
After Abortion Bans, Infant Mortality and Births Increased, Research Finds • Feb. 13, 2025, 10:01 PM ET (New York Times)

birth rate, frequency of live births in a given population, conventionally calculated as the annual number of live births per 1,000 inhabitants. See vital rates.