how to say “birthrate” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ילודה-#.m4a” /]יְלוּדָה

The Hebrew word for child is ילד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ילודה-#.m4a” /], so it should come as no surprise that the word for birthrate is ילודה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ילודה-#.m4a” /].

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ילודה-#.m4a” /]בניגוד למדינות אחרות במערב, הילודה בישראל ממשיכה לגדול.

In contrast to other countries in the West, the birthrate in Israel continues to grow.

You might also hear שיעור ילודה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ילודה-#.m4a” /], where שיעור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ילודה-#.m4a” /] means rate.