French Conversation · Level 64
75 words
French word
natalité
Pronunciation
IPA/natalite/
Meaning
- feminine nounbirth rate
Example
La natalité est faible ici.
The birth rate is low here.
More examples
Le taux de natalité a diminué ces dernières années.
The birth rate has declined in recent years.
Core concept
A demographic gauge showing births relative to a population's size over a defined period.
Common phrases
taux de natalité
birth rate
baisse de la natalité
decline in the birth rate
Similar words
taux: A numerical rate showing the share of a phenomenon within a whole.
fécondité: A measure of the average number of children born to each woman over a period or lifetime.
naissance: The event of a new life coming into the world, or one such occurrence.
mortalité: A statistical measure of deaths in a population over a period.
Definition in French
Mesure statistique du nombre de naissances rapporté à la population totale sur une période donnée.
Word origin
French formed natalité from natal with the noun-forming suffix -ité; natal ultimately comes from Latin natalis.
Usage tips
- Natalité is feminine, so the standard article is la, as in la natalité.