# natality

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year.
2. The human ability to create new ideas, institutions and frameworks out of nothing.

## Etymology
From natal + -ity, perhaps after mortality. Compare French natalité (“birthrate”) and Middle English natalyte (“birth”). Philosophical usage introduced by Hannah Arendt.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/natality