増 加 率(ぞうかりつ)

ぞうかりつ

noun

rate of increase; growth rate

formalacademicquantity

1. rate of increase; growth rate

The percentage or ratio by which something increases over a given period.

人口(じんこう)の増加率(ぞうかりつ)が低下(ていか)している。

The population growth rate is declining.

売上(うりあげ)の増加率(ぞうかりつ)は前年比(ぜんねんひ)で五(ご)パーセントだった。

The sales growth rate was five percent compared to the previous year.

感染者(かんせんしゃ)の増加率(ぞうかりつ)が先週(せんしゅう)から大幅(おおはば)に上昇(じょうしょう)した。

The rate of increase in infections has risen significantly since last week.

A compound of 増加(ぞうか) (increase) + 率(りつ) (rate). Commonly encountered in news, statistics, economics, and academic writing. Often expressed as a percentage.

Common collocations

年間(ねんかん)増加率(ぞうかりつ): annual growth rate
人口(じんこう)増加率(ぞうかりつ): population growth rate
増加率(ぞうかりつ)が高(たか)い: the growth rate is high
増加率(ぞうかりつ)が鈍化(どんか)する: the rate of increase slows down
前年比(ぜんねんひ)増加率(ぞうかりつ): year-on-year growth rate

Similar words

減少率(げんしょうりつ): rate of decrease — the opposite; how fast something is declining
成長率(せいちょうりつ): growth rate — often used for economic growth (GDP, etc.)
伸(の)び率(りつ): growth rate; rate of expansion — commonly used in business contexts

Related Words

Antonym: 減少率(げんしょうりつ) (rate of decrease)

Compare: 成長率 (growth rate)

Compare: 伸(の)び率(りつ) (growth rate)

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Added 2026.5.6 23:24 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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