Fertility & birth rates in Ghana and Philippines

Fertility rate in Ghana vs Philippines chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Ghana was 3.4 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 Ghana 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
	Ghana	Philippines
1960	6.89	7
1961	6.91	6.99
1962	6.94	6.98
1963	6.94	6.95
1964	6.9	6.89
1965	6.88	6.8
1966	6.86	6.69
1967	6.89	6.57
1968	6.89	6.45
1969	6.95	6.33
1970	6.95	6.22
1971	6.95	6.08
1972	6.92	5.94
1973	6.87	5.79
1974	6.82	5.69
1975	6.76	5.6
1976	6.7	5.51
1977	6.64	5.44
1978	6.56	5.39
1979	6.51	5.26
1980	6.47	5.11
1981	6.42	4.97
1982	6.31	4.92
1983	6.23	4.87
1984	6.15	4.77
1985	6.12	4.66
1986	6.08	4.56
1987	6.02	4.51
1988	5.92	4.45
1989	5.82	4.37
1990	5.74	4.32
1991	5.63	4.27
1992	5.52	4.16
1993	5.41	4.1
1994	5.25	4.08
1995	5.11	4.07
1996	4.96	4
1997	4.88	3.94
1998	4.83	3.88
1999	4.82	3.83
2000	4.83	3.75
2001	4.77	3.72
2002	4.69	3.65
2003	4.6	3.59
2004	4.5	3.52
2005	4.5	3.45
2006	4.4	3.47
2007	4.29	3.4
2008	4.22	3.4
2009	4.18	3.38
2010	4.18	3.32
2011	4.18	3.24
2012	4.15	3.14
2013	4.11	3.04
2014	4.03	2.89
2015	3.98	2.83
2016	3.87	2.68
2017	3.72	2.53
2018	3.65	2.38
2019	3.59	2.22
2020	3.54	2.08
2021	3.49	1.95
2022	3.43	1.93
2023	3.4	1.92
2024	3.34	1.89
2025	3.3	1.88
2026	3.26	1.86
2027	3.22	1.85
2028	3.18	1.84
2029	3.14	1.83
2030	3.1	1.82
2031	3.06	1.81
2032	3.03	1.81
2033	2.99	1.8
2034	2.96	1.8
2035	2.93	1.79
2036	2.9	1.79
2037	2.87	1.78
2038	2.84	1.78
2039	2.81	1.77
2040	2.78	1.77
2041	2.76	1.76
2042	2.73	1.76
2043	2.71	1.76
2044	2.68	1.75
2045	2.66	1.75
2046	2.64	1.75
2047	2.62	1.75
2048	2.59	1.74
2049	2.57	1.74
2050	2.55	1.74

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Ghana	Philippines
1960	45.4%	48.4%
1961	45.9%	48.8%
1962	46.4%	49.1%
1963	46.8%	49.2%
1964	47.1%	49.2%
1965	47.4%	49.2%
1966	47.6%	49.1%
1967	47.8%	49%
1968	47.9%	48.8%
1969	48.1%	48.6%
1970	48.2%	48.4%
1971	48.4%	48.2%
1972	48.4%	48%
1973	48.4%	47.7%
1974	48.3%	47.4%
1975	48.2%	46.9%
1976	47.9%	46.4%
1977	47.5%	45.8%
1978	47%	45.2%
1979	46.5%	44.8%
1980	46.2%	44.3%
1981	45.9%	43.9%
1982	45.7%	43.5%
1983	45.4%	43.1%
1984	45.2%	42.8%
1985	45.3%	42.5%
1986	45.4%	42.3%
1987	45.5%	42.2%
1988	45.4%	42%
1989	45.4%	41.9%
1990	45.3%	41.8%
1991	45.2%	41.8%
1992	45%	41.6%
1993	44.8%	41.4%
1994	44.5%	41.2%
1995	44.2%	41.1%
1996	43.9%	40.8%
1997	43.5%	40.5%
1998	43.1%	40.1%
1999	42.7%	39.6%
2000	42.3%	39.2%
2001	41.9%	38.8%
2002	41.5%	38.4%
2003	41.1%	38%
2004	40.7%	37.6%
2005	40.4%	37.2%
2006	40.1%	36.9%
2007	39.8%	36.6%
2008	39.5%	36.3%
2009	39.3%	36%
2010	39.1%	35.6%
2011	39%	35.2%
2012	38.9%	34.8%
2013	38.9%	34.4%
2014	38.8%	34.1%
2015	38.6%	33.5%
2016	38.4%	32.9%
2017	38.1%	32.3%
2018	37.8%	31.8%
2019	37.6%	31.3%
2020	37.2%	30.7%
2021	36.9%	30%
2022	36.5%	29.3%
2023	36.2%	28.6%
2024	35.8%	27.9%
2025	35.4%	27.1%
2026	35%	26.4%
2027	34.6%	25.7%
2028	34.1%	25%
2029	33.7%	24.4%
2030	33.3%	23.8%
2031	32.8%	23.3%
2032	32.5%	22.7%
2033	32.2%	22.2%
2034	31.9%	21.8%
2035	31.6%	21.5%
2036	31.4%	21.4%
2037	31.2%	21.4%
2038	30.9%	21.3%
2039	30.7%	21.2%
2040	30.5%	21.2%
2041	30.3%	21.1%
2042	30.1%	21%
2043	29.8%	20.9%
2044	29.6%	20.7%
2045	29.4%	20.6%
2046	29.2%	20.4%
2047	29%	20.3%
2048	28.8%	20.1%
2049	28.5%	19.9%
2050	28.3%	19.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 35.8% of the population in Ghana and 27.9% in the Philippines in 2024, compared to 45.3% and 41.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Ghana and the Philippines compared.

Natural population change in Ghana vs Philippines by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.1% in Ghana 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
	Ghana	Philippines
1960	217,134	1,036,017
1961	222,372	1,064,377
1962	223,842	1,091,953
1963	225,367	1,116,591
1964	226,685	1,131,586
1965	229,061	1,146,094
1966	231,440	1,156,498
1967	237,156	1,166,704
1968	242,821	1,172,146
1969	251,925	1,186,306
1970	257,938	1,198,944
1971	265,442	1,210,256
1972	275,236	1,206,414
1973	283,385	1,206,285
1974	290,796	1,218,884
1975	298,267	1,239,069
1976	305,769	1,258,286
1977	315,429	1,314,002
1978	324,428	1,364,661
1979	334,848	1,394,056
1980	346,816	1,413,735
1981	359,572	1,436,599
1982	369,061	1,485,790
1983	379,846	1,542,194
1984	392,053	1,579,872
1985	401,722	1,614,042
1986	411,191	1,631,491
1987	419,328	1,671,330
1988	425,031	1,707,402
1989	432,541	1,728,354
1990	442,211	1,749,622
1991	448,159	1,782,165
1992	452,156	1,769,259
1993	454,669	1,788,414
1994	449,589	1,813,827
1995	451,748	1,846,900
1996	450,259	1,849,587
1997	459,822	1,861,098
1998	471,313	1,870,371
1999	487,210	1,894,147
2000	508,738	1,902,330
2001	519,382	1,931,169
2002	528,620	1,919,556
2003	536,656	1,922,904
2004	543,339	1,924,265
2005	563,234	1,918,484
2006	569,474	1,960,246
2007	572,332	1,964,673
2008	579,695	2,007,584
2009	592,825	2,025,580
2010	613,133	2,030,979
2011	631,501	2,018,419
2012	646,595	1,979,568
2013	658,638	1,944,758
2014	660,829	1,851,828
2015	667,729	1,827,180
2016	659,910	1,718,232
2017	641,218	1,622,444
2018	641,551	1,495,843
2019	642,403	1,352,703
2020	637,469	1,253,741
2021	635,805	917,928
2022	646,441	1,115,825
2023	651,094	1,123,981

Maternal mortality chart: Ghana vs Philippines

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 234 deaths per 100,000 live births in Ghana, compared to 84 deaths in the Philippines.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Ghana	Philippines
1985	943	204
1986	908	199
1987	873	191
1988	834	184
1989	799	177
1990	769	173
1991	745	172
1992	718	160
1993	696	155
1994	670	151
1995	630	147
1996	591	141
1997	553	138
1998	521	135
1999	490	130
2000	472	127
2001	460	132
2002	434	126
2003	410	127
2004	403	122
2005	390	118
2006	385	129
2007	377	123
2008	380	123
2009	369	122
2010	363	117
2011	356	115
2012	351	110
2013	338	110
2014	317	106
2015	310	104
2016	296	98
2017	287	86
2018	276	92
2019	260	92
2020	253	88
2021	264	153
2022	239	92
2023	234	84

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.71% in Ghana 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
	Ghana	Philippines
1960	20.9%	10.1%
1961	20.7%	9.8%
1962	20.5%	9.54%
1963	20.4%	9.33%
1964	20.3%	9.13%
1965	20.3%	8.95%
1966	20.3%	8.78%
1967	20.3%	8.62%
1968	20.3%	8.48%
1969	20.3%	8.37%
1970	20.2%	8.28%
1971	20.1%	8.21%
1972	19.9%	8.18%
1973	19.6%	8.17%
1974	19.2%	8.17%
1975	18.7%	8.17%
1976	18.2%	8.15%
1977	17.7%	8.11%
1978	17.2%	8.06%
1979	16.9%	7.99%
1980	16.7%	7.9%
1981	16.6%	7.8%
1982	16.4%	7.69%
1983	16.2%	7.56%
1984	15.9%	7.4%
1985	15.5%	7.21%
1986	15%	6.96%
1987	14.4%	6.66%
1988	13.8%	6.32%
1989	13.3%	5.96%
1990	12.8%	5.6%
1991	12.3%	5.27%
1992	12%	4.98%
1993	11.8%	4.73%
1994	11.6%	4.51%
1995	11.5%	4.31%
1996	11.3%	4.14%
1997	11.1%	4%
1998	10.8%	3.88%
1999	10.4%	3.78%
2000	10%	3.69%
2001	9.61%	3.61%
2002	9.21%	3.52%
2003	8.85%	3.44%
2004	8.52%	3.36%
2005	8.22%	3.28%
2006	7.93%	3.21%
2007	7.63%	3.14%
2008	7.31%	3.07%
2009	6.99%	3.01%
2010	6.65%	2.96%
2011	6.33%	2.91%
2012	6.02%	2.87%
2013	5.74%	2.83%
2014	5.48%	2.8%
2015	5.25%	2.78%
2016	5.02%	2.78%
2017	4.81%	2.78%
2018	4.6%	2.79%
2019	4.39%	2.8%
2020	4.2%	2.79%
2021	4.02%	2.77%
2022	3.85%	2.73%
2023	3.71%	2.69%