Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Brith rate is defined as ______.

• A. Number of birth per sq. km.
• B. Number of birth in a year.
• C. Number of live birth per thousand persons in a year.
• D. Number of births in a country.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Number of live birth per thousand persons in a year.

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> The birth rate is the number of live births per thousand persons in a year. Since 1981, birth rates have gradually declined, resulting in a gradual decline in the rate of population growth.