Fertility rate is defined as
A) the amount of agricultural production per square mile.
B) the average age of a woman when she has her first child.
C) the average number of children born to a given group of women in a lifetime.
D) one couple replacing themselves with two children.

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Fertility rate is the average number of children born to a given group of women in their reproductive years (usually ages 15-49) over their lifetime. It is often expressed as the number of live births per 1,000 women in that age range.

Fertility Rate Is Defined as