natality
The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year.
Noun
- The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year.
- The human ability to create new ideas, institutions and frameworks out of nothing.
Origin
From natal + -ity, perhaps after mortality. Compare French natalité (“birthrate”) and Middle English natalyte (“birth”). Philosophical usage introduced by Hannah Arendt.