The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year.
1In one example, Niger's fertility rate is seven children per mother.
2The high fertility rate is driving rapid population growth in Africa.
3In Ethiopia, the fertility rate is about seven, in Ireland two.
4The findings are consistent with the lower fertility rate reported earlier in these females.
5You start doing your research and realizing that the fertility rate for women drops considerably.
6Slideshow (10 images) To counter its low fertility rate, Italy would need prolonged mass immigration.
7With the lowest fertility rate in the world, the country's population will start shrinking unless something changes.
8But that longevity, combined with a low fertility rate, will place huge demands on our public services.
9The fertility rate - the average number of children a woman gives birth to - is falling.
10The summer after his retirement we were treated to news of his 95% fertility rate.
11Tiny sees her gynecologist, who informs her that since she's over 35, her fertility rate is decreasing.
12The global average fertility rate is just below 2.5 children per woman today.
13The fertility rate is the number of children born for every woman of childbearing age in a population.
14In Niger alone, the fertility rate is 7.6 children per mother.
15Furthermore, the estimated total fertility rate for the country is 2.35.
16As well as topping the growth league, Ireland has the EU's highest fertility rate, according to figures from Eurostat.
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