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GCSE Geography · key term
The number of live births per 1,000 people in a population in one year.
Used by AQA, Edexcel and OCR
Paper 2
Revise: Measuring Global Development and its LimitationsBirth rate is the number of live births per 1,000 people in one year. Lower birth rates are often associated with higher development, where education, healthcare and family planning give people greater choice about family size.
The number of live births per 1,000 people in a population per year.
Paper 1
Revise: Demographic Data and DevelopmentFertility rate is the average number of children a woman is expected to have over her lifetime, based on current fertility patterns. It differs from birth rate, which counts live births per 1,000 people each year.
Specification 7.1b · Paper 2, Paper 3
The number of live births per 1,000 people in a population per year.
Revise: UK Population Trends and the Demographic Transition ModelWhen the birth rate is higher than the death rate, there is natural increase; a wider gap means faster natural growth.
A falling birth rate does not necessarily mean a shrinking population: births may still outnumber deaths.
Do not confuse fertility rate (children per woman) with birth rate (births per 1,000 people per year).
A wide base suggests relatively high recent births; it does not give an exact birth rate. A pyramid also cannot give an exact life expectancy or death rate.
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