Fertility & birth rates in Denmark and Philippines

Fertility rate in Denmark vs Philippines chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Denmark was 1.5 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.92 in the Philippines in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Denmark vs the Philippines population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Denmark	Philippines
1960	2.57	7
1961	2.55	6.99
1962	2.55	6.98
1963	2.67	6.95
1964	2.6	6.89
1965	2.61	6.8
1966	2.62	6.69
1967	2.35	6.57
1968	2.12	6.45
1969	2	6.33
1970	1.95	6.22
1971	2.04	6.08
1972	2.03	5.94
1973	1.92	5.79
1974	1.9	5.69
1975	1.92	5.6
1976	1.75	5.51
1977	1.66	5.44
1978	1.67	5.39
1979	1.6	5.26
1980	1.55	5.11
1981	1.44	4.97
1982	1.43	4.92
1983	1.38	4.87
1984	1.4	4.77
1985	1.45	4.66
1986	1.48	4.56
1987	1.5	4.51
1988	1.56	4.45
1989	1.62	4.37
1990	1.67	4.32
1991	1.68	4.27
1992	1.76	4.16
1993	1.75	4.1
1994	1.81	4.08
1995	1.8	4.07
1996	1.75	4
1997	1.75	3.94
1998	1.72	3.88
1999	1.73	3.83
2000	1.77	3.75
2001	1.74	3.72
2002	1.72	3.65
2003	1.76	3.59
2004	1.78	3.52
2005	1.8	3.45
2006	1.85	3.47
2007	1.84	3.4
2008	1.89	3.4
2009	1.84	3.38
2010	1.87	3.32
2011	1.75	3.24
2012	1.73	3.14
2013	1.67	3.04
2014	1.69	2.89
2015	1.71	2.83
2016	1.79	2.68
2017	1.75	2.53
2018	1.73	2.38
2019	1.7	2.22
2020	1.68	2.08
2021	1.72	1.95
2022	1.55	1.93
2023	1.5	1.92
2024	1.51	1.89
2025	1.51	1.88
2026	1.51	1.86
2027	1.52	1.85
2028	1.52	1.84
2029	1.52	1.83
2030	1.53	1.82
2031	1.53	1.81
2032	1.53	1.81
2033	1.53	1.8
2034	1.53	1.8
2035	1.54	1.79
2036	1.54	1.79
2037	1.54	1.78
2038	1.54	1.78
2039	1.54	1.77
2040	1.55	1.77
2041	1.55	1.76
2042	1.55	1.76
2043	1.55	1.76
2044	1.56	1.75
2045	1.56	1.75
2046	1.56	1.75
2047	1.56	1.75
2048	1.56	1.74
2049	1.56	1.74
2050	1.56	1.74

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Denmark	Philippines
1960	25.2%	48.4%
1961	24.7%	48.8%
1962	24.2%	49.1%
1963	24%	49.2%
1964	23.8%	49.2%
1965	23.8%	49.2%
1966	23.8%	49.1%
1967	23.8%	49%
1968	23.7%	48.8%
1969	23.5%	48.6%
1970	23.3%	48.4%
1971	23.1%	48.2%
1972	23%	48%
1973	22.9%	47.7%
1974	22.7%	47.4%
1975	22.6%	46.9%
1976	22.4%	46.4%
1977	22.1%	45.8%
1978	21.8%	45.2%
1979	21.3%	44.8%
1980	20.8%	44.3%
1981	20.3%	43.9%
1982	19.7%	43.5%
1983	19.2%	43.1%
1984	18.8%	42.8%
1985	18.4%	42.5%
1986	18.1%	42.3%
1987	17.7%	42.2%
1988	17.5%	42%
1989	17.2%	41.9%
1990	17.1%	41.8%
1991	17%	41.8%
1992	17%	41.6%
1993	17.1%	41.4%
1994	17.2%	41.2%
1995	17.4%	41.1%
1996	17.6%	40.8%
1997	17.9%	40.5%
1998	18.1%	40.1%
1999	18.3%	39.6%
2000	18.5%	39.2%
2001	18.7%	38.8%
2002	18.8%	38.4%
2003	18.8%	38%
2004	18.8%	37.6%
2005	18.8%	37.2%
2006	18.7%	36.9%
2007	18.5%	36.6%
2008	18.4%	36.3%
2009	18.2%	36%
2010	18%	35.6%
2011	17.8%	35.2%
2012	17.6%	34.8%
2013	17.3%	34.4%
2014	17.1%	34.1%
2015	16.9%	33.5%
2016	16.8%	32.9%
2017	16.7%	32.3%
2018	16.6%	31.8%
2019	16.4%	31.3%
2020	16.3%	30.7%
2021	16.2%	30%
2022	16%	29.3%
2023	15.9%	28.6%
2024	15.7%	27.9%
2025	15.6%	27.1%
2026	15.5%	26.4%
2027	15.4%	25.7%
2028	15.4%	25%
2029	15.4%	24.4%
2030	15.4%	23.8%
2031	15.4%	23.3%
2032	15.3%	22.7%
2033	15.2%	22.2%
2034	15.2%	21.8%
2035	15.1%	21.5%
2036	15%	21.4%
2037	15%	21.4%
2038	15%	21.3%
2039	15%	21.2%
2040	14.9%	21.2%
2041	14.9%	21.1%
2042	14.9%	21%
2043	14.8%	20.9%
2044	14.8%	20.7%
2045	14.7%	20.6%
2046	14.7%	20.4%
2047	14.6%	20.3%
2048	14.6%	20.1%
2049	14.5%	19.9%
2050	14.5%	19.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.7% of the population in Denmark and 27.9% in the Philippines in 2024, compared to 17.1% and 41.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Denmark and the Philippines compared.

Natural population change in Denmark vs Philippines by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.09% in Denmark and +1.31% in the Philippines. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Denmark	Philippines
1960	32,515	1,036,017
1961	33,205	1,064,377
1962	32,070	1,091,953
1963	36,539	1,116,591
1964	36,832	1,131,586
1965	37,596	1,146,094
1966	38,858	1,156,498
1967	33,363	1,166,704
1968	27,243	1,172,146
1969	23,481	1,186,306
1970	22,673	1,198,944
1971	26,801	1,210,256
1972	24,958	1,206,414
1973	21,092	1,206,285
1974	19,676	1,218,884
1975	20,746	1,239,069
1976	11,667	1,258,286
1977	11,703	1,314,002
1978	9,187	1,364,661
1979	4,605	1,394,056
1980	1,537	1,413,735
1981	-3,073	1,436,599
1982	-2,559	1,485,790
1983	-6,649	1,542,194
1984	-5,623	1,579,872
1985	-4,603	1,614,042
1986	-2,561	1,631,491
1987	-1,538	1,671,330
1988	0	1,707,402
1989	2,053	1,728,354
1990	2,056	1,749,622
1991	4,639	1,782,165
1992	6,722	1,769,259
1993	4,670	1,788,414
1994	8,850	1,813,827
1995	6,280	1,846,900
1996	6,842	1,849,587
1997	7,927	1,861,098
1998	7,956	1,870,371
1999	6,919	1,894,147
2000	9,078	1,902,330
2001	6,967	1,931,169
2002	5,376	1,919,556
2003	7,007	1,922,904
2004	9,188	1,924,265
2005	9,755	1,918,484
2006	9,787	1,960,246
2007	8,192	1,964,673
2008	10,438	2,007,584
2009	8,285	2,025,580
2010	8,876	2,030,979
2011	6,685	2,018,419
2012	5,592	1,979,568
2013	3,931	1,944,758
2014	5,644	1,851,828
2015	5,683	1,827,180
2016	9,165	1,718,232
2017	8,071	1,622,444
2018	6,373	1,495,843
2019	6,977	1,352,703
2020	5,831	1,253,741
2021	5,857	917,928
2022	-1,180	1,115,825
2023	-595	1,123,981

Maternal mortality chart: Denmark vs Philippines

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Denmark, compared to 84 deaths in the Philippines.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Denmark	Philippines
1985	12	204
1986	12	199
1987	12	191
1988	13	184
1989	13	177
1990	12	173
1991	12	172
1992	12	160
1993	12	155
1994	12	151
1995	12	147
1996	11	141
1997	10	138
1998	9	135
1999	9	130
2000	9	127
2001	9	132
2002	9	126
2003	8	127
2004	8	122
2005	8	118
2006	7	129
2007	7	123
2008	7	123
2009	7	122
2010	7	117
2011	6	115
2012	6	110
2013	5	110
2014	5	106
2015	5	104
2016	5	98
2017	5	86
2018	5	92
2019	4	92
2020	4	88
2021	8	153
2022	6	92
2023	4	84

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.34% in Denmark and 2.69% in the Philippines. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Denmark	Philippines
1960	2.5%	10.1%
1961	2.45%	9.8%
1962	2.38%	9.54%
1963	2.3%	9.33%
1964	2.21%	9.13%
1965	2.11%	8.95%
1966	2.01%	8.78%
1967	1.9%	8.62%
1968	1.81%	8.48%
1969	1.73%	8.37%
1970	1.66%	8.28%
1971	1.58%	8.21%
1972	1.49%	8.18%
1973	1.39%	8.17%
1974	1.31%	8.17%
1975	1.23%	8.17%
1976	1.17%	8.15%
1977	1.11%	8.11%
1978	1.06%	8.06%
1979	1.03%	7.99%
1980	1%	7.9%
1981	0.98%	7.8%
1982	0.96%	7.69%
1983	0.96%	7.56%
1984	0.96%	7.4%
1985	0.97%	7.21%
1986	0.97%	6.96%
1987	0.97%	6.66%
1988	0.96%	6.32%
1989	0.93%	5.96%
1990	0.89%	5.6%
1991	0.84%	5.27%
1992	0.79%	4.98%
1993	0.74%	4.73%
1994	0.69%	4.51%
1995	0.65%	4.31%
1996	0.63%	4.14%
1997	0.6%	4%
1998	0.59%	3.88%
1999	0.57%	3.78%
2000	0.56%	3.69%
2001	0.55%	3.61%
2002	0.54%	3.52%
2003	0.52%	3.44%
2004	0.5%	3.36%
2005	0.48%	3.28%
2006	0.46%	3.21%
2007	0.45%	3.14%
2008	0.43%	3.07%
2009	0.42%	3.01%
2010	0.41%	2.96%
2011	0.41%	2.91%
2012	0.41%	2.87%
2013	0.41%	2.83%
2014	0.41%	2.8%
2015	0.41%	2.78%
2016	0.4%	2.78%
2017	0.4%	2.78%
2018	0.39%	2.79%
2019	0.38%	2.8%
2020	0.37%	2.79%
2021	0.36%	2.77%
2022	0.35%	2.73%
2023	0.34%	2.69%