natality

== English == === Etymology === From natal +‎ -ity, perhaps after mortality. Compare French natalité (“birthrate”) and Middle English natalyte (“birth”). Philosophical usage introduced by Hannah Arendt. === Noun === natality (countable and uncountable, plural natalities) (demography) The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year. (philosophy) The human ability to create new ideas, institutions and frameworks out of nothing. ==== Synonyms ==== (ratio of births to population): birthrate ==== Coordinate terms ==== fertility rate replacement rate ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===