Gross reproduction rate

Domain : Demographic and social statistics

Circuit : Population and migration

Modified : 2024-26-09

Term

Area of use

Population and migration

Definition

The average number of live-born girls that would be delivered by one woman throughout her whole reproduction period (i.e. from 15 to 49 years of age) if the fertility rate level in the reference year remained unchanged and on the assumption of zero mortality rate.

Source

Statistical Office of the SR

Unit of measure

Number

Method of calculation

Legal basis

Relation to international standards

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