Fertility rate, total in Philippines
Philippines: Fertility rate, total was 1.89 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Philippines, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate, total in Philippines is 1.89 births per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Philippines peaked at 7 births per woman in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.89 births per woman, in 2024.
Philippines ranks 110th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.77 births per woman | 6.33 births per woman | 7 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.69 births per woman | 5.25 births per woman | 6.22 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.72 births per woman | 4.37 births per woman | 5.11 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.07 births per woman | 3.83 births per woman | 4.32 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.53 births per woman | 3.38 births per woman | 3.75 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.83 births per woman | 2.21 births per woman | 3.31 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 births per woman | 1.89 births per woman | 2.08 births per woman | 5 |
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More health data for Philippines
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1.20 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 1.20 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 4.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 1.12 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Philippines?
- Fertility rate, total in Philippines was 1.89 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 7 births per woman in 1960.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.89 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Philippines rank for fertility rate, total?
- Philippines ranks 110th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.