Mexico vs Philippines: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index

Mexico

1.91 live births per woman

in 2023

Philippines

1.92 live births per woman

in 2023

Mexico rank

122nd

Philippines rank

120th

Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index over time

Mexico
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 1.92 live births per woman against 1.91 live births per woman in Mexico, a difference of 0.006 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Philippines ahead.

Globally, Mexico ranks 122nd and Philippines ranks 120th of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index
Unit: live births per woman
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.